Center for Latin American Studies

Born in the slums of Buenos Aires in the last decades of the nineteenth century, the tango--the most erotic, most passionate, most melancholy of dances-has remained spectacularly alive for more than a hundred years.  In Tango!, four experts from Europe, North America, and Latin America explore its fascinating history from the earliest beginnings to the present. To match the spectacle of the tango, the book is illustrated with more than 250 photographs and drawings in color and black and white.