"... well-written and well-documented landmark study... " --Choice
"This book raises important ideological and esthetic questions about the interpretation of artistic and cultural manifestations in a given society." --Hispanic American Historical Review
"The present volume is provocative in direction and a refreshing addition to the extant literature on the Mexican corrido genre." --American Ethnologist
"[Herrera-Sobek's] refreshing approach to analyzing masculine attitudes toward the feminine as expressed in the Mexican corrido is not only insightful but courageous." --Inez Cardozo-Freeman, Southern Folklore
"... well-researched, insightful, clearly written, and well-illustrated study of a genre familiar in Hispanic culture." --Journal of the American Studies Association
"... provides tantalizing insights into the inner workings and meanings of Mexico's favorite folk ballads..." --Journal of Third World Studies
Challenging the stereotypical view of the passive Mexican/Chicana woman of the archetype, the author examines the portrayal of female figures in over three thousand corridos or Mexican ballads and shows that in spite of long-dominant patriarchal ideology, the corridos reveal the presence of self-confident women throughout Mexican history. Included are a discography, a detailed bibliography of corrido collections, and several photographs of soldaderas from the internationally famous Augustin Casasola collection.
- ISBN10 0585001359
- ISBN13 9780585001357
- Publish Date 13 May 2014 (first published 1 July 1990)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Indiana University Press
- Edition Revised ed.
- Format eBook
- Pages 165
- Language English