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Corrido!
John Holmes . Ed(S): McDowell
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Description for Corrido!
The present compilation of ballads from the Mexican states of Guerrero and Oaxaca documents one of the world's great traditions of heroic song, a tradition that has thrived continuously for the last hundred years. Editor(s): McDowell, John Holmes. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 825.
This compilation of ballads from the Mexican states of Guerrero and Oaxaca documents one of the world’s great traditions of heroic song, a tradition that has thrived continuously for the last hundred years. The 107 corridos presented here, gathered during ethnographic research over a period of twenty-five years in settlements on Mexico’s Costa Chica and Costa Grande, offer a window into the ethos of heroism among the cultures of coastal West Mexico, a region that has been plagued by recurrent cycles of violence.
John Holmes McDowell presents a richly annotated field collection of corridos, accompanied by musical scores ... Read more
This compilation of ballads from the Mexican states of Guerrero and Oaxaca documents one of the world’s great traditions of heroic song, a tradition that has thrived continuously for the last hundred years. The 107 corridos presented here, gathered during ethnographic research over a period of twenty-five years in settlements on Mexico’s Costa Chica and Costa Grande, offer a window into the ethos of heroism among the cultures of coastal West Mexico, a region that has been plagued by recurrent cycles of violence.
John Holmes McDowell presents a richly annotated field collection of corridos, accompanied by musical scores ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826337436
SKU
V9780826337436
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About John Holmes . Ed(S): McDowell
John Holmes McDowell is a professor of folklore and ethnomusicology at Indiana University, USA. Among his earlier books is Poetry and Violence: The Ballad Tradition of Mexico’s Costa Chica.
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