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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820541303321

Autore

Viladrich Anahi

Titolo

More than two to tango : Argentine tango immigrants in New York City / / Anahi Viladrich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tucson, : University of Arizona Press, 2013

ISBN

0-8165-9910-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Disciplina

793.3/3

Soggetti

Tango (Dance) - Social aspects - New York (State) - New York

Immigrants - New York (State) - New York - Social conditions

Argentine Americans - Social conditions

Argentine Americans - Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Tango's Social History in a White-Imagined Argentina -- 2. Welcome to the Argentine Tango World: From the Study Design to My Field Experience -- 3. Argentine Tango Artists: The Craft of Marketing Authenticity -- 4. Elderly Newcomers and the Tango's Vulnerable Image -- 5. Legal Trajectories and the Elusive American Dream -- 6. The Social Geography of New York's Tango -- 7. Paradoxical Solidarities in the Tango Field -- 8. Finding the Cure Through the Grapevine: Tango Brokers and Alternative Sources of Help -- 9. Conclusions: From Bonding to Bridging Ties -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"More Than Two to Tango gives a detailed portrait of the Argentine immigrant community, where tango is both an art form and a means of survival"--