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Hugo Chavez, Ali Primera and Venezuela: The Politics of Music in Latin America
Hazel Marsh
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Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music. Num Pages: 239 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; 3JJ; AVH; HBJK; HBTB; JPLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Unlike much of the literature on Venezuela in the Chavez period, this book shifts focus away from 'top down' perspectives to examine how Venezuelan folksinger Ali Primera (1942-1985) became intertwined with Venezuelan politics, both during his lifetime and posthumously. Ali's `Necessary Songs' offered cultural resources that enabled Chavez to connect with pre-existing patterns of grassroots activism in ways that resonated deeply with the poor and marginalised masses. Official support for Ali's legacy led the songs to be used in new ways in the Chavez period, as Venezuelans actively engaged with them to ... Read more
Unlike much of the literature on Venezuela in the Chavez period, this book shifts focus away from 'top down' perspectives to examine how Venezuelan folksinger Ali Primera (1942-1985) became intertwined with Venezuelan politics, both during his lifetime and posthumously. Ali's `Necessary Songs' offered cultural resources that enabled Chavez to connect with pre-existing patterns of grassroots activism in ways that resonated deeply with the poor and marginalised masses. Official support for Ali's legacy led the songs to be used in new ways in the Chavez period, as Venezuelans actively engaged with them to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music
Number of Pages
239
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137579676
SKU
V9781137579676
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About Hazel Marsh
Hazel Marsh is Lecturer in the School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies at the University of East Anglia, UK. She has researched, and published on, popular music and the Mexican student movement, Venezuelan cultural policy in the Chavez period, resistance music in Oaxaca, Mexico, and representations of British Gypsies.
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