Street sounds : listening to everyday life in modern Egypt /

As the twentieth century roared on, transformative technologies--from trains, trams, and automobiles to radios and loudspeakers--fundamentally changed the sounds of the Egyptian streets. The cacophony of everyday life grew louder, and the Egyptian press featured editorials calling for the regulation...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fahmy, Ziad (Ziad Adel) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford : Stanford University Press, [2020]
Temas:
2000-2099
Outdoor sounds > Egypt.
Bruits extérieurs > Égypte.
HISTORY > Middle East > Egypt (see also Ancient > Egypt)
Civilization
Outdoor sounds
Egypt > Civilization > 21st century.
Égypte > Civilisation > 21e siècle.
Egypt
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Maps, Figures, and Tables
  • Note on Transliteration and Translation
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction Historicizing Sounds and Soundscapes
  • 1 Walking the City
  • 2 Silencing the Streets
  • 3 Roads and Tracks
  • 4 The Soundscapes of Modernity
  • 5 The Sounds of Weddings and Funerals
  • 6 Sounding Out State Power
  • CONCLUSION Class Distinction and Remembering Lost Sounds
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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