Sound Targets: American Soldiers and Music in the Iraq War

Pieslak, Jonathan

ISBN 10: 0253220874 / ISBN 13: 9780253220875

Edité par Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 2009

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Clean, uncracked softcover in very good condition; light shelf wear.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Sound Targets: American Soldiers and Music in the Iraq War
• Éditeur: Indiana University Press, Bloomington
• Date de parution: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0253220874
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780253220875
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Very Good

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Synopsis

Though a part of American soldiers' lives since the Revolutionary War, by World War II music could be broadcast to the front. Today it accompanies soldiers from the recruiting office to the battlefield. For this book, Jonathan Pieslak interviewed returning veterans to learn about the place of music in the Iraq War and in contemporary American military culture in general. Pieslak describes how American soldiers hear, share, use, and produce music both on and off duty. He studies the role of music from recruitment campaigns and basic training to its use "in country" before and during missions. Pieslak explores themes of power, chaos, violence, and survival in the metal and hip-hop music so popular among the troops, and offers insight into the daily lives of American soldiers in the Middle East.

À propos de l?auteur

Jonathan Pieslak is Associate Professor of Music at the City College and Graduate Center, CUNY. He lives in New York City.