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

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