Sterne, Jonathan. <br/><br/>
The audible past :  cultural origins of sound reproduction / 
Jonathan Sterne. 
 - Durham, N.C. ;  London :  Duke University Press,  2003. 
 - 448 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Jonathan Sterne describes the distinctive sound culture that gave rise to the sound recording & transmission devices so ubiquitous in modern life. He challenges theoretical common places, such as the visual bias in theories of modernity & static descriptions of nature. 
<br/><br/> Specialized. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780822330134 (pbk.) :  £17.50 082233013X (pbk.) :  £17.50 9780822330042 (hbk.) :  £54.00 0822330040 (hbk.) :  £54.00 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sound--Recording and reproducing--History.<br/>Sound recording industry--Social aspects.<br/>Sound in mass media.<br/>Sound recordings--Social aspects.<br/>Popular culture.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>621.3'893'09