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Table of 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."
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"Originally published in France as Le son comme arme by Éditions La Découverte, Paris, 2011"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-185) and index.
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