Extremely loud : sound as a weapon /

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 larg...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Volcler, Juliette (Autor)
Otros Autores: Volk, Carol (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: New York : New Press, ©2013.
Temas:
Nonlethal weapons.
Noise > Physiological effect > Research.
Sound > Physiological effect > Research.
Military weapons > Research > History.
Psychological torture.
Sound > Psychological aspects.
Armes non meurtrières.
Bruit > Effets physiologiques > Recherche.
Son > Effets physiologiques > Recherche.
Armes de guerre > Recherche > Histoire.
Torture psycholoqique.
Son > Aspect psychologique.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Military weapons > Research
Nonlethal weapons
Psychological torture
Sound > Psychological aspects
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 ultrasounds
  • "No matter what your purpose is, you must leave": the sound of power
  • Conclusion: "a passionate sound gesture."

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