Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt by Simon, Andrew
Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt by Simon, Andrew

Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt

Media of the Masses investigates the social life of an everyday technology--the cassette tape--to offer a multisensory...
CHF 63.33
CHF 63.33
SKU: 9781503631441
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 345 left in stock
Author: Andrew Simon
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Subtotal: CHF 63.33
10 customers are viewing this product
Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt by Simon, Andrew

Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt

CHF 63.33
Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt by Simon, Andrew

Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt

CHF 63.33
Author: Andrew Simon
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

Media of the Masses investigates the social life of an everyday technology--the cassette tape--to offer a multisensory history of modern Egypt. Over the 1970s and 1980s, cassettes became a ubiquitous presence in Egyptian homes and stores. Audiocassette technology gave an opening to ordinary individuals, from singers to smugglers, to challenge state-controlled Egyptian media. Enabling an unprecedented number of people to participate in the creation of culture and circulation of content, cassette players and tapes soon informed broader cultural, political, and economic developments and defined modern Egyptian households.

Drawing on a wide array of audio, visual, and textual sources that exist outside the Egyptian National Archives, Andrew Simon provides a new entry point into understanding everyday life and culture. Cassettes and cassette players, he demonstrates, did not simply join other twentieth century mass media, like records and radio; they were the media of the masses. Comprised of little more than magnetic reels in plastic cases, cassettes empowered cultural consumers to become cultural producers long before the advent of the Internet. Positioned at the productive crossroads of social history, cultural anthropology, and media and sound studies, Media of the Masses ultimately shows how the most ordinary things may yield the most surprising insights.



Author: Andrew Simon
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 04/19/2022
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 5.90h x 8.90w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781503631441
Shipping & Return

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Review

Related Products

Example product title
CHF 63.33
CHF 63.33
Example product title
CHF 63.33
CHF 63.33
Example product title
CHF 63.33
CHF 63.33
Example product title
CHF 63.33
CHF 63.33
Example product title
CHF 63.33
CHF 63.33
Example product title
CHF 63.33
CHF 63.33
Example product title
CHF 63.33
CHF 63.33
Example product title
CHF 63.33
CHF 63.33
Example product title
CHF 63.33
CHF 63.33
Example product title
CHF 63.33
CHF 63.33

Recently Viewed Products