Refried Elvis: The Rise of the Mexican Counterculture

Refried Elvis: The Rise of the Mexican Counterculture
ISBN-10
0520208668
ISBN-13
9780520208667
Category
Music
Pages
349
Language
English
Published
1999
Publisher
Univ of California Press
Author
Eric Zolov

Description

From the arrival of Elvis in Mexico during the 1950s to the emergence of a full-blown counterculture movement by the late 1960s and into the 70s, Zolov uses rock to illuminate Mexican history. Zolov shows rock music as a commodity, with influences shaped by intellectuals, the state, and transnational capital as well as musicians and fans. It's a study of the political uses of culture in an authoritarian state.

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