How Early America Sounded (Hardcover, illustrated edition)

In early America, every sound had a living, wilful force at its source. Sometimes these forces were not human or even visible. In this innovative work of cultural history, Richard Cullen Rath recreates in rich detail a world remote from our own, one in which sounds were charged with meaning and power. human-made sounds other than language were central to the lives of the inhabitants of colonial America. Rath considers the multiple soundscapes shaped by European Americans, Native Americans, and African Americans from 1600 to 1770, and particularly the methods that people used to interpret and express their beliefs about sound. In the process he shows how sound shaped identities, bonded communities, and underscored - or undermined - the power of authorities. the highly literate New England Puritans - reminds us of a time before a world dominated by the visual, a young country where hearing was a more crucial part of living.

General

Imprint:	Cornell University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2003
Authors:	Richard Cullen Rath
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	232
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8014-4126-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1500 to 1800 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > History > American history > 1500 to 1800
LSN:	0-8014-4126-9
Barcode:	9780801441264

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