Sound and Noise : A Listener's Guide to Everyday Life
A timely evaluation of the noise that surrounds us, how we hear it, and what we can do about it, Marcia Jenneth Epstein gives us the impetus and the tools to understand the sounds and noise that define our daily lives. This is a groundbreaking interdisciplinary study of how auditory stimuli impact b...
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| Autores principales: | Epstein, Marcia Jenneth (Autor) |
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| Otros Autores: | Bronzaft, Arline (Contribuidor) |
| Formato: | Libro |
| Lenguaje: | English |
| Publicado: | Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2020 ©2020 |
| Sumario: | A timely evaluation of the noise that surrounds us, how we hear it, and what we can do about it, Marcia Jenneth Epstein gives us the impetus and the tools to understand the sounds and noise that define our daily lives. This is a groundbreaking interdisciplinary study of how auditory stimuli impact both individuals and communities. Cover -- SOUND AND NOISE -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Foreword -- Preface in Mid-Pandemic -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Life without Earlids -- 2 Sound Science -- 3 Studying Sound -- 4 Thunder, Rooster, Hammer, Hum -- 5 Why Noise Annoys -- 6 The Hearing Body -- 7 The Mind's Ear -- 8 Born Loud -- 9 Growing Up Loud -- 10 Working with Noise -- 11 Quiet, Please: Noise Abatement -- 12 Power and Danger -- 13 The Cacophony of the Commons -- 14 Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Noise and the Law -- 15 Hearing and Healing: Soundscapes in Health Care -- 16 Creating a Culture of Listening -- 17 Tuning a Future -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
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| Notas: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Descripción Física: | 388 S. |
| ISBN: | 9780228004493 |
