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Mechanical sound technology, culture, and public problems of noise in the twentieth century / Karin Bijsterveld.
| Author/creator | Bijsterveld, Karin, 1961- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, |
| Description | xii, 350 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from MIT Press Direct to Open Backfile STEAM Monographs D2O |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Inside technology |
| Contents | Listening to technology -- Infernal din, heavenly tunes : repertoires of dramatizing sound -- A continuous buzz : the ongoing charge of industrial noise -- Instruments of torture : traffic noise as uncivilized behavior -- The art of noises : the celebration and control of mechanical sound in music -- A wall of sound : the gramophone, the radio, and the noise of neighbors -- A booming business : the search for a practical aircraft noise index -- A sound history of technological culture. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-314) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2007037600 |
| ISBN | 9780262026390 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0262026392 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |