| Poetry and Violence: The Ballad Tradition of Mexico's Costa Chica Contributor(s): McDowell, John H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252075625 ISBN-13: 9780252075629 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $27.72 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: An in-depth examination of the Mexican ballad tradition of the corrido and its complex relationship with violence |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Ethnic - Music | Genres & Styles - Folk & Traditional - Social Science | Violence In Society |
| Series: Music in American Life (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.1" W x 8.97" (0.97 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mexican |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John H. McDowell provides an in-depth look at the Mexican ballad form known as the corrido, a body of poetry that draws from violence for its subject matter. Through interviews with male and female corrido composers and performers, plus a generous sampling of ballad texts, McDowell reveals a living vernacular tradition that chronicles local and regional rivalries and spawned the narcocorrido, ballads set in the drug trade and particularly popular along the Rio Grande border. Detailed and rife with social and cultural implications, Poetry and Violence is a compelling commentary on violence as both human experience and communicative action. |