Tango and the political economy of passion
By: Marta E. Savigliano.
Series: Institutional structures of feeling
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Boulder
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
Subjects: Tango (Dance) -- Social aspects; Tango (Dance) -- Social aspects -- Argentina; Sex in dance
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-278) and index.