- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (216 pages) : illustrations.
- Series Statement
- Reverb series
- Uniform Title
- Reverb series.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Electronic books.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-206) , discography and filmography (pages 207-208) and index.
- ISBN
- Author
Gonzalez, Mike, 1943-
- Title
Tango : sex and rhythm of the city / Mike Gonzalez and Marianella Yanes.
- Publisher
London : Reaktion Books, 2013.
- Type of Content
text
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Series
Reverb series
Reverb series.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-206) , discography and filmography (pages 207-208) and index.
- Summary
Born on the unlit streets of Buenos Aires, tango was inspired by the music of European immigrants who crossed the ocean to Argentina, lured by the promise of a better life. It found its home in the city's marginal districts, where it was embraced and shaped by young men who told stories of prostitutes, petty thieves, and disappointed lovers through its music and movements. Chronicling the stories told through tango's lyrics, Mike Gonzalez and Marianella Yanes reveal in Tango how the dance went from slumming it in the brothels and cabarets of lower-class Buenos Aires to the ballrooms of Paris,
- Source of description
Print version record.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Yanes, Marianella.
OverDrive, Inc.
- Other Form:
Print version: Gonzalez, Mike, 1943- Tango 1780231075 (OCoLC)809911218
- Branch Call Number
eNYPL Book