LEADER 02907nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910457354403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-86652-7 010 $a9786610866526 010 $a0-7486-3126-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000351093 035 $a(EBL)299555 035 $a(OCoLC)476077896 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000197354 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11189776 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000197354 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10154719 035 $a(PQKB)11112511 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1962039 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC299555 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1962039 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10435231 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL86652 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL299555 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000351093 100 $a20070924d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aManifesto for silence$b[electronic resource] $econfronting the politics and culture of noise /$fStuart Sim 210 $aEdinburgh $cEdinburgh University Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7486-2591-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCOVER; COPYRIGHT; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Virtues of Silence: The Politics of Silence; Part I The Politics and Culture of Noise; 1 The Science and Technology of Silence; 2 Marketing Noise; 3 The Assault against Silence and Why Silence Matters; Part II The Virtues of Silence; 4 Where Silence Matters: Religion; 5 Where Silence Matters: Philosophy; 6 The Aesthetics of Silence; 7 Where Silence Matters: The Arts; 8 Where Silence Matters: Literature; 9 Where Silence Matters: Language and Speech; Conclusion: Campaigning for Silence; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThis book makes an urgent demand for silence. The ability to think, to reflect, and to create are all highly dependent on regular access to silence. Yet in today's noisy, 24/7 society silence and quiet are under threat. And the business world only makes this worse with cynical marketing strategies abusing the power of noise: ever-diminishing oases of calm are hard to find. Stuart Sim argues that we need more, not less, silence. He explains why silence matters, where it matters - in our environment, in religion, philosophy, the arts, literature and science - and why the human race will suffer 606 $aSilence 606 $aNoise$xPsychological aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSilence. 615 0$aNoise$xPsychological aspects. 676 $a155.9115 700 $aSim$b Stuart$0144074 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457354403321 996 $aManifesto for silence$92491243 997 $aUNINA