Mark Cameron Edberg: 1 book
El Narcotraficante
Narcocorridos and the Construction of a Cultural Persona on the U.S.–Mexican Border
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2009
Since the late 1970s, a new folk hero has risen to prominence in the U.S.-Mexico border region and beyond—the narcotrafficker. Celebrated in the narcocorrido, a current form of the traditional border song known as the corrido, narcotraffickers are often portrayed as larger-than-life "social bandits"...
