Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-222) and index
Introduction -- Political pachangas, marketing, and music -- A history and style of association: music, pachangas, and politics in South Texas -- Marketing pachangas: the Budgirls -- Budweiser’s Hispanic Scholarship Fund Fiesta Extravaganza -- Out of a social gathering, music: galvanizing persons into politics -- Democracy and the borderlands: two versions -- Pachanga moves: a local republican and a national democratic gathering -- Ace hardware: national corporate marketers learn how the locals do it -- A private event for a public servant: "Mr. Vega" meets modernity.
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