Rockin' Las Americas - The Global Politics of Rock in Latin/o America

Every nation in the Americas -- from indigenous Peru to revolutionary Cuba -- has been touched by the cultural and musical impact of rock. Rockin' Las Amiricas is the first book to explore the production, dissemination, and consumption of rock music throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, Brazil, the Andes, and the Southern Cone as well as among Latinos in the United States.

About the author

Deborah Pacini Hernandez, associate professor of anthropology at Tufts University, is the author of Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music.

Summary

Rockin' Las Americas is the first book to explore the production, dissemination, and consumption of rock music throughout Latin America. Contributors include experts in music, history, literature, sociology, and anthropology, as well as practicing rockeros.

Product details

• Assisted by: Hector Fernandez L'Hoeste (Editor), Héctor D Fernández l'Hoeste (Editor), Hector Fernandez-L'Hoeste (Editor), Deborah Pacini Hernandez (Editor), Hector Fernandez L'Hoeste (Editor), Deborah Pacini Hernandez (Editor), Eric Zolov (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.05.2004
• EAN: 9780822958413
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-5841-3
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 238 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 608 g
• Series: Illuminations: Cultural Format; Pitt Illuminations; Illuminations; Illuminations: Cultural Format
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries