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The Soundscape of Modernity : Architectural Acoustics and the Culture of Listening in America, 1900-1933
The Soundscape of Modernity Architectural Acoustics and the Culture of Listening in America 19001933
Author: Emily Thompson
In this history of aural culture in early-twentieth-century America, Emily Thompson charts dramatic transformations in what people heard and how they listened. What they heard was a new kind of sound that was the product of modern technology. They listened as newly critical consumers of aural commodities. By examining the technologies that produ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780262701068
ISBN-10: 0262701065
Publication Date: 10/1/2004
Pages: 509
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Publisher: The MIT Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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