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A highly original study that shows how what we hear is framed by complex cultural and symbolic registers. It cuts across many different subject areas encompassing cultural studies, communications theory, the social history of technology, urban history, the history of auto-mobility, and the history of advertising to make a significant contribution to its cross-disciplinary field. --Rudy J. Koshar, University of Wisconsin, author of German Travel Cultures A welcomed and original contribution to the growing field of sound studies, Danger Sound Klaxon! shows convincingly that our modern sound perception is learned and highly culturally encoded. Jordan writes in an engaging, clear and readable style. --Stefan Krebs, Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH), co-author of Sound and Safe: A History of Listening Behind the Wheel

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Matthew F. Jordan is Associate Professor of Communications at the Pennsylvania State University.

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