The Sound of Navajo Country

Book excerpt: Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Orthographic and Linguistic Conventions -- INTRODUCTION: The Intimate Nostalgia of Diné Country Music -- ONE: Keeping up with the Yazzies: The Authenticity of Class and Geographic Boundaries -- TWO: Generic Navajo: The Language Politics of Social Authenticity -- THREE: Radmilla's Voice: Racializing Music Genre -- FOUR: Sounding Navajo: The Politics of Social Citizenship and Tradition -- FIVE: Many Voices, One Nation -- EPILOGUE: "The Lights of Albuquerque"--Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z