Listening in : radio and the American imagination / Susan J. Douglas.

Minneapolis, Minn. ; London : University of Minnesota Press, 2004.

xv, 415 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

1st University of Minnesota Press ed.

Originally published : New York : Times Books, 1999.

The Zen of listening -- The ethereal world -- Exploratory listening in the 1920s -- Tuning in to jazz -- Radio comedy and linguistic slapstick -- The invention of the audience -- World War II and the invention of broadcast journalism -- Playing fields of the mind -- The kids take over : transistors, DJs, and rock'n'roll -- The FM revolution -- Talk talk -- Why ham radio matters -- Is listening dead?

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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