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Record Nr.

UNINA9911009380903321

Autore

Silvestri Lisa Ellen

Titolo

Friended at the Front : Social Media in the American War Zone / / Lisa Ellen Silvestri

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lawrence, Kansas : , : University Press of Kansas, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

9780700621637

0700621636

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations

Collana

CultureAmerica

Disciplina

355.1/294

Soggetti

War and families - United States - History - 21st century

Soldiers - Family relationships - United States - History - 21st century

Soldiers - United States - Social life and customs - 21st century

Social media - Government policy - United States

Deployment (Strategy) - Social aspects - United States

Soldiers - United States

Electronic books.

United States Armed Forces Military life History 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-234) and index.

Nota di contenuto

List of military abbreviations -- Introduction: new faces of war -- Incongruities across social media and military cultures -- From posting mail to posting status -- Photos from the field -- Marine Corps video memes -- Conclusion: this means war.

Sommario/riassunto

Friended at the Front examines how advancements in our ability to communicate across fronts changes what it means to be at war for both the troops themselves and their civilian social networks.