Lipsitz, George

Footsteps in the Dark : The Hidden Histories of Popular Music

Introduction: The Long Fetch of History; or, Why Music Matters vii 1. Pop Stars: The Hidden History of Digital Capitalism 1 2. Crossing Over: The Hidden History of Diaspora 26 3. Banda: The Hidden History of Greater Mexico 54 4. Jazz: The Hidden History of Nationalist Multiculturalism 79 5. Weeds in a Vacant Lot: The Hidden History of Urban Renewal 107 6. Merengue: The Hidden History of Dominican Migration 133 7. The Hip Hop Hearings: The Hidden History of Deindustrialization 154 8. Masquerades and Mixtures: The Hidden History of Passing 184 9. Salsa: The Hidden History of Colonialism 211 10. Techno: The Hidden History of Automation 238 Epilogue: Long Waves after 9/11 263 Acknowledgments 279 Notes 281 Index 319