Poetry and Violence: The Ballad Tradition of Mexico's Costa Chica
Author:   John H. McDowell
Publisher:   University of Illinois Press
ISBN:  

9780252075629


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   24 January 2008
Format:   Paperback
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Poetry and Violence: The Ballad Tradition of Mexico's Costa Chica


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Author:   John H. McDowell
Publisher:   University of Illinois Press
Imprint:   University of Illinois Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780252075629


ISBN 10:   0252075625
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   24 January 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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A brilliant study of a thriving ballad tradition extant in the Costa Chica region. It is written in a clear, coherent, and concise style. The book will appeal to those interested in ethnomusicology, ballad studies, and corridor studies. Maria Herrera-Sobek, Western Folklore A carefully crafted ethnography... [McDowell] succeeds in making his case for the power of the corridor tradition on the Costa Chica to mediate fundamental cultural issues. Manuel Pena, Journal of American Folklore


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John H. McDowell is a professor of folklore, director of Undergraduate Studies, and former director of the Folklore Institute at Indiana University. He is the author of ""So Wise Were Our Elders"": Mythic Narrative of the KamsÁ and editor of ¡Corrido!: The Living Ballad of Mexico's Western Coast.

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