Not just for Head-Fiers of a certain age...
Just saw this in a
book launch event announcement.
It's available in
Paperback, Kindle, and
Google Book formats.
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Personal Stereo
by Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow
When the Sony Walkman debuted in 1979, people were enthralled by the novel experience it offered: immersion in the music of their choice, anytime, anywhere. But the Walkman was also denounced as self-indulgent and antisocial-the quintessential accessory for the "me" generation.
In
Personal Stereo, Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow takes us back to the birth of the device, exploring legal battles over credit for its invention, its ambivalent reception in 1980s America, and its lasting effects on social norms and public space. Ranging from postwar Japan to the present, Tuhus-Dubrow tells an illuminating story about our emotional responses to technological change. I finally read "Personal Stereo" by Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow this year and it was really interesting! I had been putting this book off for a long time. I didn't have time for it, I was studying. Although I was constantly looking for someone who could essay write, often it was
https://ca.edubirdie.com/ etc. I noticed that since then many books have come out exploring similar topics. For example, "How Music Got Free" by Stephen Witt. I recommend everyone to read it.
