| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 279 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Diálogos series |
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Diálogos (Albuquerque, N.M.)
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| Contents |
Royal impressions and patriotic diversions: the social world of entertainment -- Hemispheric travelers -- The best show in town, straight from the countryside -- Going Creole -- Playing gaucho and the making of tradition -- Debating cultural representation -- Downfall and legacy |
| Summary |
In this expansive and engaging narrative William Acree guides readers through the deep history of popular entertainment before turning to circus culture and rural dramas that celebrated the countryside on stage. More than just riveting social experiences, these dramas were among the region's most dominant attractions on the eve of the twentieth century. Staging Frontiers further explores the profound impacts this phenomenon had on the ways people interacted and on the broader culture that influenced the region. This new, modern popular culture revolved around entertainment and related products, yet it was also central to making sense of social class, ethnic identity, and race as demographic and economic transformations were reshaping everyday experiences in this rapidly urbanizing region |
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Swashbuckling tales of valiant gauchos roaming Argentina and Uruguay were nineteenth-century Latin American bestsellers. But when the stories jumped from the page to the circus stage and beyond, their cultural, economic, and political influence revolutionized popular culture and daily life |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-266) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Amusements -- Argentina -- History
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Amusements -- Uruguay -- History
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Popular culture -- Argentina -- History
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Popular culture -- Uruguay -- History
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Equestrian drama -- Argentina -- History
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Equestrian drama -- Uruguay -- History
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Amusements
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Equestrian drama
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Popular culture
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Argentina
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Uruguay
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780826361066 |
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0826361064 |
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