The Golden Age of Tango: An Illustrated Compendium of Its History

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"Published by the Argentine Dept. of Culture and the National Academy of Tango this beautifully produced coffee-table book is an abridged version of the authors El libro del tango (see HLAS 46:7032). Written in English to serve as a gift from Argentineauthorities to foreign visitors the work is richly illustrated and covers over 100 years of tango history. Lacking a bibliography and source citations it is of limited use to specialists"--Handbook of Latin American Studies v. 58.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/