Tango : the art history of love / Robert Farris Thompson.

Author/creator Thompson, Robert Farris
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Pantheon Books, ©2005.
Descriptionxiv, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Foreword / by David Byrne -- Overture : Gardel on Avenida Libertador -- Preface : moving with an arm around life -- Tango in Hollywood -- Tango as text -- The cultural preparation -- Habanera : the call of the blood -- Milonga : the great Buenos Aires conversation -- Dancing on the edge : the early tango called Canyengue -- Tango as music -- Tango as dance -- Envoi : El tango / by Robert Colescott.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 303-331) and index.
LCCN 2005042969
ISBN0375409319

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks GV1796.T3 T46 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold