Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music

Contents

• Acknowledgments Introduction
• 1. Defining Bachata
• 2. Music and Dictatorship
• 3. The Birth of Bachata
• 4. Power, Representation, and Identity
• 5. Love, Sex, and Gender
• 6. From the Margins to the Mainstream
• 7. Conclusions Notes Bibliography Discography Index Photo Galleries