Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Foreword ix
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Prologue: Narcocorridos and the Meaning of the Drug Trafficker Image on the U.S.-Mexico Border 1
7. 1. Corridos, Cultural Representations, and Poverty 12
8. 2. Investigating Narcocorridos and Their Meaning in the U.S.-Mexico Border Context 25
9. 3. Interpreting Narcocorridos 47
10. 4. Narcocorridos and the Cultural Persona of the Narcotrafficker 104
11. Appendix 1. Research Methodology and Sample Interview Guides 131
12. Appendix 2. Spanish Texts of Corridos and Narcocorridos 141
13. Notes 163
14. References 167
15. Index 175