Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- PART I. The Mexica: 1325-1521 -- Chapter 2. Tenochtitlán: 1325-1521 -- Chapter 3. Mesoamerican Resonance -- PART II. New Spain: 1521-1821 -- Chapter 4. Colonial Mexico: 1521-1821 -- Chapter 5. Colonial Resonance -- PART III. The New Nation: 1821-1910 -- Chapter 6. The First Century of Independence: 1821-1910 -- Chapter 7. Nineteenth-Century Resonance -- PART IV. The Revolution: 1910-1921 -- Chapter 8. Revolutionary Mexico: 1910-1921 -- Chapter 9. Revolutionary Resonance -- PART V. Modern Mexico: 1921-1968 -- Chapter 10. Bolero and Danzón during the Postrevolutionary Era -- Chapter 11. Bolero and Danzón Today -- Chapter 12. Classical Nationalism during the Postrevolutionary Era -- Chapter 13. Classical Nationalism Today -- Chapter 14. Ranchera during the Postrevolutionary Era and at Mid-Century -- Chapter 15. Ranchera Today -- PART VI. Contemporary Mexico: 1968-2002 -- Chapter 16. Popular Music Today -- Chapter 17. Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Theory and Methodology -- Appendix 2. Timeline -- Appendix 3. Discography -- Bibliography -- Index.