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Volcler Juliette |
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Titolo |
Extremely loud : sound as a weapon / / Juliette Volcler ; translated by Carol Volk |
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New York, : New Press, Perseus Distribution, c2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (209 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nonlethal weapons |
Noise - Physiological effect - Research |
Sound - Physiological effect - Research |
Military weapons - Research - History |
Psychological torture |
Sound - Psychological aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Originally published in France as Le son comme arme by Editions La Decouverte, Paris, 2011." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5; CHAPTER 6; CONCLUSION; NOTES; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this disturbing and wide-ranging account, acclaimed journalist Juliette Volcler looks at the long history of efforts by military and police forces to deploy sound against enemies, criminals, and law-abiding citizens. During the 2004 battle over the Iraqi city of Fallujah, U.S. Marines bolted large speakers to the roofs of their Humvees, blasting AC/DC, Eminem, and Metallica songs through the city's narrow streets as part of a targeted psychological operation against militants that has now become standard practice in American military operations in Afghanistan. In the historic center of |
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