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Book SynopsisHow to interpret identity, culture, and history in sound
Trade Review"Compelling and imaginative case studies--air-raid sirens, Warner Brothers cartoons, and clocks--ground this sonic investigation, but just as important is Goodale's work in interpreting sounds as opposed to merely placing them in a larger historical narrative. A major contribution to the study of music, communications, sound, and rhetoric."--John M. Picker, author of
Victorian Soundscapes"An important book."--IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
"Goodale's book helps us acquire a ... much-needed sonic literacy."--
Technology and CultureTable of ContentsList of Illustrations vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii 1. Reading Sound 1 2. Fitting Sounds 16 3. Machine Mouth 47 4. The Race of Sound 76 5. Sounds of War 106 6. On Sound Criticism 132 Notes 155 Index 183
