Spiral way, a: how the phonograph changed ethnography
Auteur :
Brady, Erika
Éditeur :
University Press of Mississippi
ISBN :
9781578061747
Date de publication :
30 nov. 1999
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
1250 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The invention of the cylinder phonograph at the end of the nineteenth century opened up a new world for cultural research. Indeed, Edison's talking machine became one of the basic tools of anthropology. This study of the early phonograph's impact shows traditional ethnography being transformed.