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

• Autore: Silvestri Lisa Ellen
• Pubblicazione: Lawrence, Kansas : , : University Press of Kansas, , 2015; ©2015
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 355.1/294
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: United States Armed Forces Military life History 21st century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Friended at the Front
• ISBN: 9780700621637; 0700621636
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911009380903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Culture America.