My Music, My War The Listening Habits of U.S. Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan |
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| Author:
| Gilman, Lisa |
| Series title: | Music / Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8195-7600-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
| Publisher: | Wesleyan University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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This moving ethnographic study examines U.S. troops' musical-listening habits during and after the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, giving an account of what war was like for those most intimately involved, and fresh insight into musical listening as it relates to social dynamics, gender, community formation, memory, trauma, and politics.
This moving ethnographic study examines U.S. troops' musical-listening habits during and after the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, giving an account of what war was like for those most intimately involved, and fresh insight into musical listening as it relates to social dynamics, gender, community formation, memory, trauma, and politics.