The Inevitable Bandstand: The State Band of Oaxaca and the Politics of Sound

by Charles Heath, Charles Heath, Charles V. Heath

Book Overview

In the hands of the state, music is a political tool. The Banda de M sica del Estado de Oaxaca (State Band of Oaxaca, BME), a civil organization nearly as old as the modern state of Oaxaca itself, offers unique insights into the history of a modern political state.
In The Inevitable Bandstand, Charles V. Heath examines the BME's role as a part of popular political culture that the state of Oaxaca has deployed in an attempt to bring unity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803284195
• ISBN13: 9780803284197
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"