Sound targets : American soldiers and music in the Iraq war / Jonathan Pieslak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pieslak, Jonathan R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Music and the war.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Popular music--Social aspects.

Popular music.

Soldiers--United States--Social conditions.

Soldiers.

United States--Armed Forces--Iraq.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Though a part of American soldiers' lives since the Revolutionary War, by World War II music could be broadcast to the front. Today it accompanies soldiers from the recruiting office to the battlefield. For this book, Jonathan Pieslak interviewed returning veterans to learn about the place of music in the Iraq War and in contemporary American military culture in general. Pieslak describes how American soldiers hear, share, use, and produce music both on and off duty. He studies the role of music from recruitment campaigns and basic training to its use "in country" before and during missions. Pieslak explores themes of power, chaos, violence, and survival in the metal and hip-hop music so popular among the troops, and offers insight into the daily lives of American soldiers in the Middle East.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Map of Iraq

Introduction

1 Music and Contemporary Military Recruiting

2 Music as an Inspiration for Combat

3 Looking at the Opposing Forces

4 Music as a Psychological Tactic

5 Music as a Form of Soldier Expression

6 Metal and Rap Ideologies in the Iraq War

Postscript

Appendix 1: Soldier E-mail and Sample Questions from Soldier Interviews

Glossary of Military Ranks

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-215) and index.

ISBN:

0-253-00300-8

1-282-23826-4

9786612238260

OCLC:

646814566