Tango and the political economy of passion

"Innovative historical study of the dance and musical lyrics of Tango. Interweaves tales of sexuality, gender, race, class, and national identity to examine relations between machismo, colonialism, and commodification as manifested in expressive culture"--Handbook of Latin American Studies...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Savigliano, Marta
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boulder Westview Press 1995, 1995
Series:Institutional structures of feeling
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Collection: Anthropology Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"Innovative historical study of the dance and musical lyrics of Tango. Interweaves tales of sexuality, gender, race, class, and national identity to examine relations between machismo, colonialism, and commodification as manifested in expressive culture"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 289 p.) ill. (24 cm.)