Extremely loud sound as a weapon - ECU Libraries Catalog

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

Author/creator	Volcler, Juliette
Other author/creator	Volk, Carol.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	New York : The New Press, Distributed by Perseus Distribution, [2013]
Description	x, 198 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Nonlethal weapons. Noise--Physiological effect --Research. Sound--Physiological effect --Research. Military weapons--Research --History. Psychological torture. Sound--Psychological aspects.

Uniform title	Son comme arme. English
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".
General note	"Originally published in France as Le son comme arme by Éditions La Découverte, Paris, 2011."
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012047132
ISBN	9781595588739 (hbk : alk. paper)

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