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1 online resource |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-247) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Evita at the intersections of Argentine femiconicity, nation, and performance -- Camila O'Gorman and the making of an Argentine femicon -- The (many, many) lives of Evita Perón -- Performing Evita's afterlives -- Argentine Madonnas, pop stars, and performances of immediacy and virtuality -- Conclusion: Toward a complicated understanding of Eva Perón and Argentine femiconity in performance. |
| Summary |
Sheds new light on the history and culture of Argentina by examining the performances and reception of the country's most iconic female figures, in particular, Eva Perón, who rose from poverty to become a powerful international figure. The book links the Evita legend to a broader pattern of female iconicity from the mid-nineteenth century onward ...--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Perón, Eva, 1919-1952 -- In mass media.
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Perón, Eva, 1919-1952. |
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Women in popular culture -- Argentina.
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Women in popular culture. |
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Argentina. |
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Performing arts -- Social aspects.
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Performing arts -- Social aspects. |
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Celebrities -- Argentina.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. |
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Celebrities. |
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PERFORMING ARTS -- General. |
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Mass media. |
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Motiv i massmedia. |
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Kvinnor i massmedia. |
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Populärkultur. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Note |
Performing Argentina's female icons before and after Eva Perón |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Evita, inevitably Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, [2014] 9780472072330 (hardcover) (DLC) 2015304646 |
| ISBN |
9780472120550 epub |
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0472120557 e-book |
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0472052330 paperback |
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0472072331 hardcover |
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9780472052332 paperback |
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9780472072330 hardcover |
| Standard No. |
10.3998/mpub.6516374 |
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