Hearing American History

[...] sound is not as ephemeral as we might first think. [...] the same broad process of catastrophic change wiped out the histories of one literate Native American people, the Aztecs, who lost, not just a huge proportion of their population, but their written recotds to the Spanish colonial onslaug...

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Published in:The Journal of American history (Bloomington, Ind.) Ind.), 2008-09, Vol.95 (2), p.417-431
Main Author: Rath, Richard Cullen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American Indians
Auditory perception
Communications media
Computer networks
Culture
Electricity
Hearing
Lightning
Literacy
Musical performances
Native Americans
Orality
Reptiles & amphibians
Sound
Spanish
Thunder
United States history
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Summary:[...] sound is not as ephemeral as we might first think. [...] the same broad process of catastrophic change wiped out the histories of one literate Native American people, the Aztecs, who lost, not just a huge proportion of their population, but their written recotds to the Spanish colonial onslaught.
ISSN:0021-8723
1945-2314
1936-0967
DOI:10.2307/25095627