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¿Cómo se volvió "latinoamericana" la música? La heterogeneidad lingüística, étnica y geográfica de esta región también es musical. Entonces, ¿cómo puede un mismo término abarcar corrientes sonoras y poéticas de tradiciones tan diversas —nativas y migrantes, afroatlánticas, andinas, urbanas, rurales, comerciales, vanguardistas, religiosas y nacionales—? Pablo Palomino reconstruye la historia transnacional de la "música latinoamericana" durante la primera mitad del siglo xx con un enfoque regionalista que concibe las naciones individuales como agentes y a la vez resultado de fuerzas imperiales, económicas e ideológicas. En ese recorrido, ilumina el rol crucial de los actores y las prácticas musicales —la educación musical, los rituales estatales, los mercados, las migraciones, los gremios, la industria del entretenimiento, la musicología, los escritos de los intelectuales y la diplomacia cultural— que postularon la existencia de una corriente particular, distinguible dentro de la polifonía del mundo, llamada música latinoamericana. En estas páginas, la exploración de la música latinoamericana conduce hacia la historia más amplia de la...

"Biographical study describes the life of tango composer Enrique Santos Discépolo (1901-51) in the sociopolitical context of early-20th-century Argentina. Also offers invaluable information on the lives of musicians who contributed to the national and international fame of tango"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Memoirs of influential a PRI political leader, from his early years as a deputy in Chiapas to his past forty years in Baja California, where he served as a superior court justice and as governor of the state from 1971 to 1977.

"Comprehensive and systematic bibliography of Mexican colonial art publications and documents from 1520-1990 compiled by a distinguished and accomplished academic. Goes beyond previous bibliographies of Mexican colonial art in scope and professionalism, and includes themes largely ignored until now. Categories include architecture, painting, sculpture, industrial and decorative arts, engraving, theory and criticism, conservation and restoration, history of cities and their monuments, catalogs and exhibitions, maps, and guides"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

"Reune algunos poemas no coleccionados y resenas y articulos sobre literatura y arte que habian aparecido en distintas revistas, asi como unas ""estampas mexicanas"", los fragmentos de una novela inconclusa e inedita que debia titularse ""Querella de dioses"", y ""Ventana a la calle"", breve pieza teatral."

A "graphic dictionary" containing 2000 images arrranged under 515 entry headings, with 45 texts. CD-ROM contains videos and sound material organized for interactive use.

An autobiographical testimony as told by Héctor García (b. México 1923), one of the most influential photojournalists in Mexico during the first half of the 20th century, illustrated with a large number of full-page black and white plates of famous personages like Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Pedro Infante, Maria Felix, along unique images of important events. Author Rivera who dedicated close to 5 years defines this editorial project as "Thanks to this extraordinary photographer and thorough chronicler, the reader has the great opportunity to be taken into those passages of the cultural, political and daily life of our country, impregnated of glory and beauty, as well as sometimes of sadness and frustration."--P.21.