Can musicians really make the world more sustainable? Anthropologist Mark Pedelty, joined
an eco-oriented band, the Hypoxic Punks, to find out. In his timely and exciting book …

Located in the mountains of southwest Mexico, just south of Guadalajara, is Mexico's largest
lake—Lago Chapala. The lake is surrounded by quaint fishing villages, including Ajijic—a …

This article examines instances of a US–Mexican transnational youth honing his critical
translingual literacy skills through his engagement with corridos, Mexican balladry in …

Initially branching out of the European contradance tradition, the danzón first emerged as a
distinct form of music and dance among black performers in nineteenth-century Cuba. By the …

It is impossible to overestimate the importance of Franciscan missionary Bernardino de
Sahagún (1499–1590) to our understanding of the Aztec past. In the mid-sixteenth century …

In this innovative study, Leo Cabranes-Grant analyzes four intercultural events in the
Viceroyalty of New Spain that took place between 1566 and 1690. Rather than relying on …

The first cultural history of the Philippines during the twentieth century, Musical Renderings
of the Philippine Nation focuses on the relationships between music, performance, and …

The Spanish colonial project in Latin America from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries
was distinctly urban in focus. The impact of the written word on this process was explored in …

The Course of Mexican Music provides students with a cohesive introductory understanding
of the scope and influence of Mexican music. The textbook highlights individual musical …

After long decades of neglect, the anthropological study of media is now booming. The
period between 2002 and 2005 alone saw the publication of no less than four overviews of …