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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Volcler, Juliette.

Contributor:

Volk, Carol.

Standardized Title:

Son comme arme. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonlethal weapons.

Noise--Physiological effect--Research.

Noise.

Sound--Physiological effect--Research.

Sound.

Military weapons--Research--History.

Military weapons.

Psychological torture.

Sound--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : New Press, Perseus Distribution, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5; CHAPTER 6; CONCLUSION; NOTES; INDEX

Notes:

"Originally published in France as Le son comme arme by Editions La Decouverte, Paris, 2011."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

97815955888835

15955888845

OCLC:

833770655