Acting in Concert: Music, Community, and Political Action
Author:   Mark Mattern
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
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9780813524849


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   01 January 1998
Format:   Paperback
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Acting in Concert: Music, Community, and Political Action


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In this lively account of politics and popular music, Mark Mattern develops the concept of ""acting in concert,"" a metaphor for community-based political action through music. Through three detailed case studies of Chilean, Cajun, and American Indian popular music, Mattern explores the way popular muisicians forge community and lead members of their communities in several distinct kinds of political action that would be difficult or impossible among individuals who are not linked by communal ties. More than just entertainment, Mattern argues that popular music can serve as a social glue for bringing together a multitude of voices that might otherwise remain silent, and that political action through music can increase the potential for relatively marginalized people to choose and determine their own fate.

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Author:   Mark Mattern
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.367kg
ISBN:  

9780813524849


ISBN 10:   0813524849
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   01 January 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction         Chapter 1 Popular Music and Community Chapter 2 Popular Music, Political Action, and Power Chapter 3 El pueblo, unido, jamas sera vencido: Popular Music and Democratic Politics in Chile, 1960-1973 Chapter 4 Vamos a vivir: Resistance and Redemocratization after the 1973 Coup Chapter 5 Laissez les bon temps roulez: Cajun Music and Cultural Revival Chapter 6 Stirring Up the Roux: Negotiating Cajun Identity and Relations with Black Creoles Chapter 7 Entering the Circle: Powwow Music in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin Chapter 8 Music, Community, and Diversity Notes       Bibliography         Index      

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Mark Mattern is an assistant professor of political science at Chapman University, Orange, California.

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