Empire of Illusion

Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
AuthorChris Hedges
PublisherNation Books
Publication date
2009
Media typePrint
Pages232
ISBN978-1-56858-437-9

Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle is a 2009 nonfiction book by American journalist Chris Hedges. Empire of Illusion examines what Hedges describes as cultural decay in the United States, as a result of a malignant consumer culture and corporate influences.