Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt by Andrew Simon (review).

Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt By Andrew Simon. Simon's argument is that cassettes were not a "mass media" like the radio, but rather a medium "of the masses.". [Extracted from the article]

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