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An edition of Extremely loud (2013)

Extremely loud

sound as a weapon

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There is a long history of efforts by military and police forces to deploy sound against enemies, criminals, and citizens. During a 2004 battle in Fallujah, U.S. Marines bolted large speakers to the roofs of their Humvees, blasting AC/DC, Eminem, and Metallica songs. High-decibel, "nonlethal" sonic weapons have become the tools of choice for crowd control at political demonstrations. Volcler documents and interrogates this sinister threat to the "peace and quiet" that societies have traditionally craved.

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The New Press
Language
English
Pages
198

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Subjects

Sound, Noise, Psychological torture, Military weapons, Research, Physiological effect, Psychological aspects, Nonlethal weapons, History, Torture
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Extremely Loud: Sound as a Weapon
2015, New Press, The
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Cover of: Extremely Loud
Extremely Loud: Sound as a Weapon
2013, New Press, The
in English
Cover of: Extremely loud
Extremely loud: sound as a weapon
2013, The New Press
in English

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Table of Contents

Introduction. "We don't yet know what a sonic body can do"
"Ears don't have lids": technical aspects of hearing
The death ray: infrasounds and low frequencies
"Hit by a wall of air": explosions
"Totally cut off from the known": silence and saturation
"Hell's bells": medium-frequency sounds
"No matter what your purpose is, you must leave": the sound of power
Conclusion: "a passionate sound gesture."

Edition Notes

"Originally published in France as Le son comme arme by Éditions La Découverte, Paris, 2011"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-185) and index.

Other Titles
Sound as a weapon

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
623.4
Library of Congress
U795 .V6513 2013, U795.V6513 2013

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 198 pages
Number of pages
198

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OL27148196M
Internet Archive
extremelyloudsou0000volc
ISBN 10
1595588736
ISBN 13
9781595588739
LCCN
2012047132
OCLC/WorldCat
807025092

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