Noise : a human history of sound and listening / David Hendy.
2013
P96.S66 H46 2013 (Mapit)
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Title
Noise : a human history of sound and listening / David Hendy.
Author
Hendy, David, author.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
ISBN
9780062283078 hardcover
0062283073 hardcover
0062283073 hardcover
Published
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2013]
Language
English
Description
xvii, 382 pages ; 24 cm
Call Number
P96.S66 H46 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification
302.2/242
Summary
Tracing the story of humanity through sound, discusses how humans have learned to communicate with, understand, and live alongside each other and reveals how lives are shaped by what is heard as well as by a need to be heard.
Note
"First published in Great Britain in 2013 by Profile Books LTD."--Title page verso.
"Based on the BBC Radio 4 series"--Title page verso.
"Based on the BBC Radio 4 series"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-368) and index.
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Table of Contents
Prehistoric voiceprints
The age of oratory
Sounds of the spirit and of Satan
Power and revolt
The rise of the machines
The amplified age.
The age of oratory
Sounds of the spirit and of Satan
Power and revolt
The rise of the machines
The amplified age.