Mechanical Sound: Technology, Culture, and Public Problems of Noise in the Twentieth Century (Inside Technology)

This article reviews Mechanical Sound: Technology, Culture, and Public Problems of Noise in the Twentieth Century (Inside Technology) by Karin Bijsterveld , 350 pp. Price: $40,00 (hardcover). ISBN: 978-0-262-02639-0

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