🎉   Please check out our new website over at books-etc.com.

Seller
Your price
£54.83
RRP: £69.99
Save £15.16 (22%)
Printed on Demand
Dispatched within 14-21 working days.

Hugo Chavez, Ali Primera and Venezuela

The Politics of Music in Latin America. Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music

By (author) Hazel Marsh
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Published: 15th Nov 2016
Dimensions: w 148mm h 210mm d 16mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN-10: 1137579676
ISBN-13: 9781137579676
Barcode No: 9781137579676
Trade or Institutional customer? Contact us about large order quotes.
Synopsis
Unlike much of the literature on Venezuela in the Chavez period, this book shifts focus away from 'top down' perspectives to examine how Venezuelan folksinger Ali Primera (1942-1985) became intertwined with Venezuelan politics, both during his lifetime and posthumously. Ali's 'Necessary Songs' offered cultural resources that enabled Chavez to connect with pre-existing patterns of grassroots activism in ways that resonated deeply with the poor and marginalised masses. Official support for Ali's legacy led the songs to be used in new ways in the Chavez period, as Venezuelans actively engaged with them to redefine themselves in relation to the state and to reach new understandings of their place within a changed society. This book is essential reading not only for those interested in popular music and politics, but for all those seeking to better understand how Chavez was able to successfully identify himself so profoundly with the Venezuelan masses, and they with him.

New & Used

Seller Information Condition Price
-New£54.83
+ FREE UK P & P

What Reviewers Are Saying

Be the first to review this item. Submit your review now