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Doing cultural studies : the story of the Sony Walkman / Sony Walkman Story of the Sony Walkman Paul du Gay [and others]. - 151 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm. - Culture, media, and identities . - Culture, media, and identities. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Making Sense of the Walkman -- The Production of the Sony Walkman -- Designing the Walkman: Articulating Production and Consumption -- Sony as a Global Firm -- Consuming the Walkman -- Regulating the Walkman -- References -- Reading A: 'The work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction' -- Reading B: 'Mobile privatization' -- Reading C: 'Scratching a global dream' -- Reading D: 'The selling of the "Walkman"' -- Reading E: 'How Sony Corporation became first with kids' -- Reading F: 'Listening otherwise, music miniaturized: a different type of question about revolution' -- Reading G: 'A miniature history of the Walkman' -- Reading H: 'Menace II society' -- Acknowledgements -- Index. Sect. 1. Sect. 2. Sect. 3. Sect. 4. Sect. 5. Sect. 6.

ISBN: 0761954015 9780761954019 0761954023 9780761954026

LCCN: 96071229

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Sonī Kabushiki Kaisha

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cassette tape recorders--Technological innovations
Cassette tape recorders--Technological innovations--Social aspects.
Popular culture

LC Class. No.: TK7881.6. / D65 1997

Dewey Class. No.: 306.46