Sterne, Jonathan, 1970-

The audible past cultural origins of sound reproduction / [electronic resource] : Jonathan Sterne. - Durham : Duke University Press, c2003. - xvi, 450 p. : ill. - e-Duke books scholarly collection. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [415]-436) and index.

1. Machines to Hear for Them -- 2. Techniques of Listening -- 3. Audile Technique and Media -- 4. Plastic Aurality: Technologies into Media -- 5. The Social Genesis of Sound Fidelity -- 6. A Resonant Tomb -- Conclusion: Audible Futures.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.




Sound--Recording and reproducing--History.
Sound recording industry--Social aspects.
Sound in mass media.
Sound recordings--Social aspects.
Popular culture.


Electronic books.

TK7881.4 / .S733 2003