Mechanical sound :: technology, culture, and public problems of noise in the twentieth century /

'Mechanical Sound' traces efforts to control unwanted sound - the noise of industry, city traffic, gramophones and radios, and aircraft - from the late 19th to the late 20th century. Karin Bijsterveld argues that a paradox of control has developed, in which only some forms of noise are reg...

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1. Verfasser: Bijsterveld, Karin, 1961-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2008.
Schriftenreihe:Inside technology.
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Zusammenfassung:'Mechanical Sound' traces efforts to control unwanted sound - the noise of industry, city traffic, gramophones and radios, and aircraft - from the late 19th to the late 20th century. Karin Bijsterveld argues that a paradox of control has developed, in which only some forms of noise are regulated by experts and governments.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 350 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-314) and index.
ISBN:9780262268547
026226854X
9781435654945
1435654943

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