Flamenco : passion, politics, and popular culture / William Washabaugh.

Author/creator Washabaugh, William
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; Washington, D.C. : Berg, 1996.
Descriptionxix, 209 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesExplorations in anthropology
Explorations in anthropology. ^A237285
Contents 1. The politics of passion: flamenco, power, and the body -- 2. The histories of flamenco -- 3. The pleasures of music -- 4. Gypsies -- 5. The body -- 6. Women -- 7. Anglo perspectives on flamenco music -- 8. Music, resistance, and popular culture -- 9. "Rito y Geografia del Cante."
Abstract Contemporary flamenco music is presented here as a multi- dimensional movement of popular culture, and the author shows how the meaning of flamenco shifts according to the social, cultural and historical context within which it appears.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 180-197) and index.
LCCN 96023798
ISBN1859731716 (HB : alk. paper)
ISBN1859731767

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML3712 .W37 1996 ✔ Available Place Hold