Isles of Noise: Sonic Media in the Caribbean

by Alejandra Bronfman

Book Overview

In this media history of the Caribbean, Alejandra Bronfman traces how technology, culture, and politics developed in a region that was "wired" earlier and more widely than many other parts of the Americas. Haiti, Cuba, and Jamaica acquired radio and broadcasting in the early stages of the global expansion of telecommunications technologies. Imperial histories helped forge these material connections through which the United States, Great Britain, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469628694
• ISBN13: 9781469628691
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"