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Tango and the Political Economy of Passion

Tango and the Political Economy of Passion

Hardback Published on: 13/09/2019
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Synopsis

What is tango? Dance, music, and lyrics of course, but also a philosophy, a strategy, a commodity, even a disease. This book explores the politics of tango, tracing tango's travels from the brothels of Buenos Aires to the cabarets of Paris and the shako dansu clubs of Tokyo. The author is an Argentinean political theorist and a dance professor at t

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISBN: 9780367318130
  • Number of pages: 308
  • Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 23 mm
  • Weight: 453g
  • Languages: English