Tejano Proud: Tex-Mex Music in the Twentieth Century is a 2002 non-fiction book by Guadalupe San Miguel, published by the Texas A&M University Press.
John Koegel of California State University, Fullerton described the work as "a sympathetic and balanced historical overview" of the subject. Koegel argued that the work "is firmly anchored in Chicano and Southwest studies".
Background
According to Koegel, San Miguel is a "long-time fan" of the genre. San Miguel had been engaged in dance.
The author consulted works from the popular press and the scholarly community as sources.
Content
The first chapter outlines the definition of Tejano music.
Koegel argued that the "core" of the work is in Chapters three through six.
Reception
Yolanda G. Romero of North Lake College praised the book for being done "in a scholarly and well-organized fashion." According to Romero, the work is not "exhaustive".
Omar Valerio-Jiménez of California State University, Long Beach wrote that the work would be "useful" to people who are learning about the genre.
See also
Other books by San Miguel:
References
- Koegel, John (Summer 2005). "Review Essay: Mexican American Music". American Music. 23 (2). University of Illinois Press: 257–274. doi:10.2307/4153034. JSTOR 4153034.
- Romero, Yolanda G. (2004). "Tejano Proud: Tex-Mex Music in the Twentieth Century". The Western Historical Quarterly. 35 (3): 399–400. doi:10.2307/25443040. JSTOR 25443040.
- Valerio-Jiménez, Omar (2003). "Tejano Proud: Tex-Mex Music in the Twentieth Century". The Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 106 (3): 460–461. JSTOR 30239349.
Notes
- ^ Koegel, p. 264.
- ^ Koegel, p. 265.
- Valerio-Jiménez, p. 460.
- Koegel p. 264-265.
- ^ Romero, p. 399.
- Valerio-Jiménez, p. 460.
Further reading
- Ramos-Kittrell, Jesús (2012). "A Book Reviews". Journal of the Society for American Music. 16 (4): 485. doi:10.1017/S1752196312000387. S2CID 190693649.
External links
- Tejano Proud - Texas A&M University Press
- Tejano Proud - Available at the Internet Archive