Extremely loud : sound as a weapon / / Juliette Volcler ; translated by Carol Volk
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| Autore: |
Volcler Juliette
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| Titolo: |
Extremely loud : sound as a weapon / / Juliette Volcler ; translated by Carol Volk
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : New Press, Perseus Distribution, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 623.4 |
| Soggetto topico: | Nonlethal weapons |
| Noise - Physiological effect - Research | |
| Sound - Physiological effect - Research | |
| Military weapons - Research - History | |
| Psychological torture | |
| Sound - Psychological aspects | |
| Altri autori: |
VolkCarol
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| Note generali: | "Originally published in France as Le son comme arme by Editions La Decouverte, Paris, 2011." |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5; CHAPTER 6; CONCLUSION; NOTES; INDEX |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Extremely loud |
| ISBN: | 1-59558-888-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910822716803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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