Intersecting Tango - Cultural Geographies of Buenos Aires, 1900-1930

In the early part of the twentieth century, Buenos Aires erupted from its colonial past as a city in its own right, expressing a unique and vibrant cultural identity. This title explores the changes of 1900-1930, with an aim to capture this culture in motion through which Buenos Aires transformed itself into a modern, cosmopolitan city.

About the author

Adriana J. Bergero is professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of El debate politico: Modernidad, poder y disidencia en Yo el Supremo de Augusto Roa Bastos; Haciendo camino: Pactos de la escritura en la obra de Jorge Luis Borges; and co-editor, with Fernando Reati, of Memoria colectiva y politicas de olvido: Argentina y Uruguay, 1970-1990.

Summary

In the early part of the twentieth century, Buenos Aires erupted from its colonial past as a city in its own right, expressing a unique and vibrant cultural identity. This title explores the changes of 1900-1930, with an aim to capture this culture in motion through which Buenos Aires transformed itself into a modern, cosmopolitan city.

Product details

• Authors: Adriana Bergero, Adriana J Bergero, Adriana J. Bergero
• Assisted by: Richard Young (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.06.2008
• EAN: 9780822959854
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-5985-4
• No. of pages: 376
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 239 mm x 40 mm
• Weight: 807 g
• Series: Pitt Illuminations; Illuminations: Cultural Formations of the Americas; Pitt Illuminations; Illuminations: Cultural Formations of the Americas
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries