Jonathan Pieslak

Sound Targets

American Soldiers and Music in the Iraq War

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 153mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 381g
• ISBN-13: 9780253220875
• ISBN-10: 0253220874
• Artikelnr.: 25684604

Autorenporträt

Jonathan Pieslak

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Music in Military Recruiting
2. Music as an Inspiration for Combat
3. Looking at the Opposing Forces: An Introduction to the Music of
Anti-American and Anti-Israeli Movements
4. Music as a Psychological Tactic
5. Music as a Form of Soldier Expression
6. Metal and Rap Ideologies in the Iraq War
Postscript
Appendix 1: Map of Iraq
Appendix 2: Soldier E-mail and Sample Questions from Soldier Interviews
Glossary of Military Ranks
Bibliography
Index