The Texas-Mexican Conjunto: History of a Working-Class Music is a 1985 non-fiction book by Manuel H. Peña, published by
University of Texas Press. It documents Tejano
conjunto music established in the 20th century. The author states that the music reflects how communities on the
Mexico-United States border evolved and how the communities opposed assimilating to the dominant American culture.[1]
The author interviewed musicians and posted quotes from said interviews in his work.[2] He used
Marxist theory in creating the work.[3]
Oliver, Paul (1987). "Songs of the Cowboys. By N. Howard (Jack) Thorp. Foreword by Guy Logsdon. Lincoln, Neb. & London: University of Nebraska Press, 1984. 184 pp. - The Texas-Mexican Conjunto: History of a Working-Class Music. By Manuel H. Peña. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1985. 218 pp". Popular Music. 6 (1): 112–114.
doi:
10.1017/S0261143000006723.