National Rhythms, African Roots: The Deep History of Latin American Popular Dance

by John Charles Chasteen

Book Overview

When John Charles Chasteen learned that Sim?n Bol var, the Liberator, danced on a banquet table to celebrate Latin American independence in 1824, he tried to visualize the scene. How, he wondered, did the Liberator dance? Did he bounce stiffly in his dress uniform? Or did he move his hips? In other words, how high had African dance influences reached in Latin American societies? A vast social gap separated Bol var from people of African descent;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826329403
• ISBN13: 9780826329400
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"