The Mexican American Orquesta Image close
The Mexican American Orquesta by Manuel Pena
The Mexican American Orquesta by Manuel Pena
Show Hide Adult Content
The Mexican American Orquesta close

Entertainment Books:

Home  
Books  
Entertainment  
Music  
Contemporary popular music  
Rock & pop  
World music

The Mexican American Orquesta

Music, Culture, and the Dialectic of Conflict
Click to share your rating 0 ratings (0.0/5.0 average) Thanks for your vote!

By:

Format:

Paperback / softback
$120.00
Available from supplier

The item is brand new and in-stock with one of our preferred suppliers. The item will ship from a Mighty Ape warehouse within the timeframe shown.

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
0 in Trolley
Free Delivery with Primate
Join Now

Free 14 day free trial, cancel anytime.

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

4 payments of $30.00 with Afterpay Learn more

6 weekly interest-free payments of $20.00 with Laybuy Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

  • Around 12-24 June using International Courier

Description

The Mexican American orquesta is neither Mexican nor American music. Relying on both the Mexican orquesta and American dance band for repertorial and stylistic cues, it forges a synthesis of the two. The ensemble emerges historically as a powerful artistic vehicle for the expression of what Manuel Pena calls the "dialectic of conflict". In this book, the author traces the evolution of the orquesta in the Southwest from its beginnings in the 19th century through its pinnacle in the 1970s and its decline since the 1980s. Drawing on 15 years of field research, he embeds the development of the orquesta within a historical-materialist matrix to achieve the optimal balance between description and interpretation.

Author Biography:

Manuel Peña (1942–2019) was an anthropologist of music and folklore. He taught anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin and music at California State University, Fresno.
Release date NZ
November 1st, 1999
Author
Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Undergraduate
Pages
364
Dimensions
154x234x24
ISBN-13
9780292765870
Product ID
12563565

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here

Explore more by Manuel Pena

See all books by this author

Musica Tejana by Manuel Pena
$81.00
Musica Tejana
by Manuel Pena ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Where the Ox Does Not Plow by Manuel Pena
$58.00
Where the Ox Does Not Plow
by Manuel Pena ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Texas-Mexican Conjunto by Manuel Pena
$69.00
The Texas-Mexican Conjunto
by Manuel Pena ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
American Mythologies on Hardback by Manuel Pena
$446.00
American Mythologies
by Manuel Pena ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
American Mythologies by Manuel Pena
$102.00
American Mythologies
by Manuel Pena ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks

Recommended for you

Recommended from your browsing history

Help & options

Filed under...

Books >
Entertainment >
Music >
Contemporary popular music >
Rock & pop >
World music
Books >
Entertainment >
Music
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Reference >
General Studies >
Cultural studies
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Humanities >
History >
History of specific subjects >
Social history
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Social Sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Ethnic studies
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Social Sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Anthropology
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Maths & Science >
Biology, life sciences >
Human biology & related topics >
Biological anthropology
Books >
Entertainment >
Music >
Music: styles & genres >
World music