Noise : a human history of sound and listening / David Hendy.

Author
Hendy, David [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First U.S. edition.
Published/​Created
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2013]
Description
xvii, 382 pages ; 24 cm

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    Summary note
    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.
    Notes
    "Based on the BBC Radio 4 series"--Title page verso.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-368) and index.
    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.
    ISBN
    • 9780062283078
    • 0062283073
    OCLC
    828056208
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