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Extremely loud : sound as a weapon / / Juliette Volcler ; translated by Carol Volk



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Autore: Volcler Juliette Visualizza persona
Titolo: Extremely loud : sound as a weapon / / Juliette Volcler ; translated by Carol Volk Visualizza cluster
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  
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-59558-888-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910822716803321
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