The World's Din: Listening to Records, Radio and Fllms in New Zealand 1880-1940 by Hoar, Peter

The World's Din: Listening to Records, Radio and Fllms in New Zealand 1880-1940 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781988531199)

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The World's Din: Listening to Records, Radio and Fllms in New Zealand 1880-1940 by Hoar, Peter

The World's Din: Listening to Records, Radio and Fllms in New Zealand 1880-1940

$30.00
The World's Din: Listening to Records, Radio and Fllms in New Zealand 1880-1940 by Hoar, Peter

The World's Din: Listening to Records, Radio and Fllms in New Zealand 1880-1940

$30.00
Format: Paperback
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New Zealanders started hearing things in different ways when new audio technologies arrived from overseas in the late 19th century. In The World's Din, Peter Hoar documents the arrival of the first such "talking machines" and their growing place in New Zealanders' public and private lives, through the years of radio to the dawn of television. In so doing, he chronicles a sonic revolution--the radical change in the way New Zealanders heard the world. Audio technology, since its advent in the late 19th century, has been a continued refinement of the original innovation, even in the contemporary era of digital sound, with iPods, streaming audio, and Spotify. The World's Din is a beautifully written account of this refinement in New Zealand that will delight music-lovers and technophiles everywhere.

Author: Peter Hoar
ISBN-10: 1988531195
ISBN-13: 9781988531199
Publisher: Otago University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2018
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.70d
By Peter Hoar
By Peter Hoar
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Peter Hoar has worked in radio, television, and journalism, and is also a qualified librarian. His research interests are in the field of sound studies, particularly in history, listening practices, and technology. He regularly contributes concert reviews to Radio New Zealand Concert's arts program Upbeat as well as documentaries on composers and music. Peter is a passionate believer in the need for well-funded public broadcasting.

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