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‘Turn it down!’ she shrieked: gender, domestic space, and high fidelity, 1948–591

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2008

Keir Keightley
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Abstract

This is the space age. Not just for sputniks and moonshots but also for hi-fi. We have ‘space’ conveyed through stereo sound – if we can find space for that extra stereo speaker. The theory that space is limited is nothing new to the average housewife. (HiFi Review, April 1959, p. 49)

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Popular Music , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , May 1996 , pp. 149 - 177
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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