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Book Synopsis
This multilayered ethnography takes a wide-ranging 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.

Trade Review
In sum, Edberg's is a valuable contribution to an emerging, promising, and rich interdisciplinary field. * Journal of Latin American Anthropology *

Table of Contents
  • Foreword by Howard Campbell
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue: Narcocorridos and the Meaning of the Drug Trafficker Image on the U.S.-Mexico Border
  • 1. Corridos, Cultural Representations, and Poverty
  • 2. Investigating Narcocorridos and Their Meaning in the U.S.-Mexico Border Context
  • 3. Interpreting Narcocorridos
  • 4. Narcocorridos and the Cultural Persona of the Narcotrafficker
  • Appendix 1. Research Methodology and Sample Interview Guides
  • Appendix 2. Spanish Texts of Corridos and Narcocorridos
  • Notes
  • References

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/02/2003
      ISBN13: 9780292702066, 978-0292702066
      ISBN10: 029270206X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This multilayered ethnography takes a wide-ranging 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.

      Trade Review
      In sum, Edberg's is a valuable contribution to an emerging, promising, and rich interdisciplinary field. * Journal of Latin American Anthropology *

      Table of Contents
      • Foreword by Howard Campbell
      • Acknowledgments
      • Prologue: Narcocorridos and the Meaning of the Drug Trafficker Image on the U.S.-Mexico Border
      • 1. Corridos, Cultural Representations, and Poverty
      • 2. Investigating Narcocorridos and Their Meaning in the U.S.-Mexico Border Context
      • 3. Interpreting Narcocorridos
      • 4. Narcocorridos and the Cultural Persona of the Narcotrafficker
      • Appendix 1. Research Methodology and Sample Interview Guides
      • Appendix 2. Spanish Texts of Corridos and Narcocorridos
      • Notes
      • References

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