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Tango: Sex and Rhythm of the City
Mike Gonzalez
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Description for Tango: Sex and Rhythm of the City
Paperback. Chronicling the stories told through tango's lyrics, this book shows how the dance went from slumming it in the brothels and cabarets of lower-class Buenos Aires to the ballrooms of Paris, London, Berlin and beyond. Series: Reverb. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; ASD; AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
Born on the unlit streets of Buenos Aires, tango was inspired by the music of European immigrants who crossed the ocean to Argentina, lured by the promise of a better life. In the capital's marginal districts, it was embraced and shaped by young men who told tales of prostitutes, petty thieves and disappointed lovers through its music and movements. Chronicling the stories told through tango's lyrics, this book shows how the dance went from slumming it in the brothels and cabarets of lower-class Buenos Aires to the ballrooms of Paris, London, Berlin and beyond. Tracing the evolution of tango, Mike ... Read more
Born on the unlit streets of Buenos Aires, tango was inspired by the music of European immigrants who crossed the ocean to Argentina, lured by the promise of a better life. In the capital's marginal districts, it was embraced and shaped by young men who told tales of prostitutes, petty thieves and disappointed lovers through its music and movements. Chronicling the stories told through tango's lyrics, this book shows how the dance went from slumming it in the brothels and cabarets of lower-class Buenos Aires to the ballrooms of Paris, London, Berlin and beyond. Tracing the evolution of tango, Mike ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Reverb
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780231075
SKU
V9781780231075
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About Mike Gonzalez
Mike Gonzalez is Emeritus Professor of Latin American Studies at Glasgow University and has written and lectured widely on Latin American culture and politics. Marianella Yanes is a Venezuelan writer, journalist and playwright who has written soap operas for a number of Latin American television channels and worked in theatre for many years.
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