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Chilean New Song: The Political Power of Music, 1960s - 1973

Chilean New Song: The Political Power of Music, 1960s - 1973

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Availability:In StockContributor:J. Patrice McSherryPublish date:2015-05-01Pages:254
Language:EnglishPublisher:Temple University PressISBN-13:9781439911525ISBN-10:1439911525UPC:9781439911525Book Category:Political Science, Music, HistoryBook Subcategory:History & Theory, Genres & Styles, Latin AmericaBook Topic:International, South AmericaSize:9.00 x 6.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCMRV569ZQ
Chilean New Song (la Nueva Canción chilena) entranced and uplifted a country that struggled for social change during the turbulent 1960s and early 1970s, until the 1973 coup that overthrew democratic socialist president Salvador Allende. This powerful musical style-with its poetic lyrics and haunting blend of traditional indigenous wind and stringed instruments-was born of and expressed the aspirations of rising classes. It promised a socially just future as it forged social bonding.

In Chilean New Song, J. Patrice McSherry deftly combines a political-historical view of Chile with a narrative of its cultural development. She examines the democratizing power of this music and, through interviews with key protagonists, the social roles of politically committed artists who participated in a movement for change. McSherry explores the impact of Chilean New Song and the way this artistic/cultural phenomenon related to contemporary politics to capture the passion, pain, and hope of millions of Chileans.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Temple University PressISBN-13:9781439911525ISBN-10:1439911525UPC:9781439911525Book Category:Political Science, Music, HistoryBook Subcategory:History & Theory, Genres & Styles, Latin AmericaBook Topic:International, South AmericaSize:9.00 x 6.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCMRV569ZQ
J. Patrice McSherry is a Professor of Political Science at Long Island University and a Visiting Professor at Alberto Hurtado University in Santiago. She is the author of Predatory States: Operation Condor and Covert War in Latin America and Incomplete Transition: Military Power and Democracy in Argentina and the co-editor (with John Ehrenberg, José Ramón Sánchez, and Caroleen Marji Sayej) of The Iraq Papers.

Publisher: Temple University Press

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