Tango! : the dance, the song, the story / Simon Collier ... [et al.] ; special photography by Ken Haas.
Contributor(s): Collier, Simon
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TextPublisher: New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson, 1995Description: 208 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cmISBN: 0500016712Subject(s): Tango (Dance) -- Argentina -- History | Tango (Dance) -- History | Tango (Dance) -- Pictorial worksDDC classification: 784.18/885/0982 LOC classification: GV1796.T3 | T34 1995Review: "Exquisite publication, written by respected scholars and artist, combines scholarly research with a pleasant writing style. Covers tango's history from early-19th century to the present, addressing tango's spread into Europe and North America and its 'golden age' in Buenos Aires from the 1920s-50s; also discusses topics such as tango and 'machismo,' and the tango revival in film, theater, and literature. Includes an extended bibliography and discography. Richly illustrated with facsimiles, reproductions of drawings, paintings, and photographs. For review by Pablo Vila, see Lat. Am. Music Rev., Vol. 18, No. 1, 1997, p. 113-123"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/
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Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections Annex 2, PEBE 109 | Non-fiction | GV1796.T3 T34 1995 (Browse shelf) | Available | 0000000227940 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-205) and index.
Includes discography (p. 199-200).
"Exquisite publication, written by respected scholars and artist, combines scholarly research with a pleasant writing style. Covers tango's history from early-19th century to the present, addressing tango's spread into Europe and North America and its 'golden age' in Buenos Aires from the 1920s-50s; also discusses topics such as tango and 'machismo,' and the tango revival in film, theater, and literature. Includes an extended bibliography and discography. Richly illustrated with facsimiles, reproductions of drawings, paintings, and photographs. For review by Pablo Vila, see Lat. Am. Music Rev., Vol. 18, No. 1, 1997, p. 113-123"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
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