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Extremely Loud: Sound as a Weapon
Juliette Volcler
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Description for Extremely Loud: Sound as a Weapon
Hardcover. Translator(s): Volk, Carol. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JWM; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
In this disturbing and wide-ranging account, acclaimed French 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. In an insidious merger of music, technology, and political repression, loud sound has emerged in the last decade as an unlikely mechanism for intimidating individuals as well as controlling large groups. Extremely Loud documents this little-known modern phenomenon, exposing it as a sinister threat to the peace and quiet.
In this disturbing and wide-ranging account, acclaimed French 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. In an insidious merger of music, technology, and political repression, loud sound has emerged in the last decade as an unlikely mechanism for intimidating individuals as well as controlling large groups. Extremely Loud documents this little-known modern phenomenon, exposing it as a sinister threat to the peace and quiet.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New Press, The
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781595588739
SKU
V9781595588739
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About Juliette Volcler
Juliette Volcler is a producer and journalist for French independent radio, as well as a regular contributor to independent newspapers. She lives in Paris. Carol Volk has translated over three dozen books from the French. Her work has appeared in the New Yorker and other literary publications. She has spent the last decade in the U.S. Foreign Service and currently ... Read more
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