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Noise: a Human History of Sound and Listening

David Hendy
4.9/5 (28328 ratings)
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Description:Based on a major BBC Radio 4 series, David Hendy explores the role of sound - and of listening - in 100,000 years of human history. In prehistoric caves, drummers used natural acoustics to recreate natural sound. In classical Europe, orators turned the human voice into a lyrical instrument. In Buddhist temples, the icons' ears were exaggerated to represent their spiritual power. And in modern metropolises we are battered by the roar of sound that surrounds us. In the first narrative history of the subject which puts humans at its centre, and coinciding with the author's major Radio 4 series on the same subject, acclaimed historian David Hendy describes the history of noise - which is also the history of listening. As he puts it himself: 'By thinking about sound and listening, I want to get closer to what it felt like to live in the past or be caught up in the major events of history. The book is a chance for readers to discover more of the personal and social background to those stories featured in the radio series.' This unusual book reveals fascinating changes in how we have understood our fellow human humans and the world around us. For although we might see ourselves inhabiting a visual world, our lives are shaped by our need to hear and be heard.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Noise: a Human History of Sound and Listening. To get started finding Noise: a Human History of Sound and Listening, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
382
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Profile Books
Release
2013
ISBN
1781250898

Noise: a Human History of Sound and Listening

David Hendy
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
Read Now Download now ⏭ listen AudioBook
Description: Based on a major BBC Radio 4 series, David Hendy explores the role of sound - and of listening - in 100,000 years of human history. In prehistoric caves, drummers used natural acoustics to recreate natural sound. In classical Europe, orators turned the human voice into a lyrical instrument. In Buddhist temples, the icons' ears were exaggerated to represent their spiritual power. And in modern metropolises we are battered by the roar of sound that surrounds us. In the first narrative history of the subject which puts humans at its centre, and coinciding with the author's major Radio 4 series on the same subject, acclaimed historian David Hendy describes the history of noise - which is also the history of listening. As he puts it himself: 'By thinking about sound and listening, I want to get closer to what it felt like to live in the past or be caught up in the major events of history. The book is a chance for readers to discover more of the personal and social background to those stories featured in the radio series.' This unusual book reveals fascinating changes in how we have understood our fellow human humans and the world around us. For although we might see ourselves inhabiting a visual world, our lives are shaped by our need to hear and be heard.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Noise: a Human History of Sound and Listening. To get started finding Noise: a Human History of Sound and Listening, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
382
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Profile Books
Release
2013
ISBN
1781250898

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