Acting in Concert
Music, Community, and Political Action
Published on 1. January 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-0-8135-2484-9 (ISBN)
Description
In this lively account of politics and popular music, Mark Mattern develops the concept of "acting in concert," a metaphor for community-based political action through music. Through three detailed case studies of Chilean, Cajun, and American Indian popular music, Mattern explores the way popular muisicians forge community and lead members of their communities in several distinct kinds of political action that would be difficult or impossible among individuals who are not linked by communal ties.
More than just entertainment, Mattern argues that popular music can serve as a social glue for bringing together a multitude of voices that might otherwise remain silent, and that political action through music can increase the potential for relatively marginalized people to choose and determine their own fate.
More than just entertainment, Mattern argues that popular music can serve as a social glue for bringing together a multitude of voices that might otherwise remain silent, and that political action through music can increase the potential for relatively marginalized people to choose and determine their own fate.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Brunswick NJ
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
283 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8135-2484-9 (9780813524849)
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01/1998
Rutgers University Press
€89.33
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Person
Mark Mattern is an assistant professor of political science at Chapman University, Orange, California.
Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Popular Music and Community
Chapter 2 Popular Music, Political Action, and Power
Chapter 3 El pueblo, unido, jamas sera vencido: Popular Music and Democratic Politics in Chile, 1960-1973
Chapter 4 Vamos a vivir: Resistance and Redemocratization after the 1973 Coup
Chapter 5 Laissez les bon temps roulez: Cajun Music and Cultural Revival
Chapter 6 Stirring Up the Roux: Negotiating Cajun Identity and Relations with Black Creoles
Chapter 7 Entering the Circle: Powwow Music in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin
Chapter 8 Music, Community, and Diversity
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
Chapter 1 Popular Music and Community
Chapter 2 Popular Music, Political Action, and Power
Chapter 3 El pueblo, unido, jamas sera vencido: Popular Music and Democratic Politics in Chile, 1960-1973
Chapter 4 Vamos a vivir: Resistance and Redemocratization after the 1973 Coup
Chapter 5 Laissez les bon temps roulez: Cajun Music and Cultural Revival
Chapter 6 Stirring Up the Roux: Negotiating Cajun Identity and Relations with Black Creoles
Chapter 7 Entering the Circle: Powwow Music in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin
Chapter 8 Music, Community, and Diversity
Notes
Bibliography
Index