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El Narcotraficante: Narcocorridos and the Construction of a Cultural Persona on the U.S.–Mexico Border: Narcocorridos and the Construction of a ... U.S.-Mexican Border (Inter-America Series)
Mark Cameron Edberg
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Description for El Narcotraficante: Narcocorridos and the Construction of a Cultural Persona on the U.S.–Mexico Border: Narcocorridos and the Construction of a ... U.S.-Mexican Border (Inter-America Series)
Paperback. Since the late 1970s, a new folk hero has risen to prominence in the US-Mexico border region and beyond--the narcotrafficker. This book takes a look at the persona of the narcotrafficker and how it has been shaped by Mexican border culture, socioeconomic and power disparities, and the transnational music industry. Series: Inter-America Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, 15 b&w photos, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
Since the late 1970s, a new folk hero has risen to prominence in the U.S.-Mexico border region and beyond-the narcotrafficker. Celebrated in the narcocorrido, a current form of the traditional border song known as the corrido, narcotraffickers are often portrayed as larger-than-life social bandits who rise from poor or marginalized backgrounds to positions of power and wealth by operating outside the law and by living a life of excess, challenging authority (whether U.S. or Mexican), and flouting all risks, including death. This image, rooted in Mexican history, has been transformed and commodified by the music industry and by ... Read more
Since the late 1970s, a new folk hero has risen to prominence in the U.S.-Mexico border region and beyond-the narcotrafficker. Celebrated in the narcocorrido, a current form of the traditional border song known as the corrido, narcotraffickers are often portrayed as larger-than-life social bandits who rise from poor or marginalized backgrounds to positions of power and wealth by operating outside the law and by living a life of excess, challenging authority (whether U.S. or Mexican), and flouting all risks, including death. This image, rooted in Mexican history, has been transformed and commodified by the music industry and by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Inter-America Series
Condition
New
Weight
348g
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9780292702066
SKU
V9780292702066
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About Mark Cameron Edberg
Mark Cameron Edberg is Research Associate Professor in the School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Prevention and Community Health, and in the Department of Anthropology at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Reviews for El Narcotraficante: Narcocorridos and the Construction of a Cultural Persona on the U.S.–Mexico Border: Narcocorridos and the Construction of a ... U.S.-Mexican Border (Inter-America Series)
In sum, Edberg's is a valuable contribution to an emerging, promising, and rich interdisciplinary field.
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