Paper Tangos

"This is a highly unusual work, an allegory of violence and civil war through reflections on the tango by an unusually honest writer with an intimate knowledge, as insider and outsider, of Argentinian history and culture."--Michael Taussig, Columbia University

About the author

Julie Taylor is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Rice University and is the author of Eva Peron: The Myths of a Woman.

Summary

Tango. A multidimensional expression of Argentine identity, one that speaks to that nation's sense of disorientation, loss, and terror. Yet the tango mesmerises dancers and audiences alike throughout the world. This title examines the poetics of the tango while describing author's own quest to dance this most dramatic of paired dances.

Product details

• Authors: Julie Taylor, J. M. Taylor, Julie Taylor, Julie M. Taylor
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.06.1998
• EAN: 9780822321750
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-2175-0
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 212 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 327 g
• Series: Public Planet Books; Public Planet Books
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Popular