{"product_id":"9781501322815","title":"Personal Stereo","description":"Author: Tuhus-Dubrow, Rebecca\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781501322815\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 07 Sep 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 152 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. \u003cbr\u003eWhen the Sony Walkman debuted in 1979, people were enthralled by the novel experience it offered- immersion in the music of their choice, anytime, anywhere. But the Walkman was also denounced as self-indulgent and antisocial   the quintessential accessory for the \"me\" generation. \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePersonal Stereo\u003c\/i\u003e, Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow takes us back to the birth of the device, exploring legal battles over credit for its invention, its ambivalent reception in 1980s America, and its lasting effects on social norms and public space. Ranging from postwar Japan to the present, Tuhus-Dubrow tells an illuminating story about our emotional responses to technological change. \u003cbr\u003eObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46619403681950,"sku":"UBD-9781501322815","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781501322815.jpg?v=1773898527","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781501322815","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}