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The Tango Metaphor: The Essence of Argentina’s National Identity

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  • CHRISTINE S. NIELSEN
  • JUAN GABRIEL MARIOTTO

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This paper develops the tango as a cultural metaphor for Argentina. Analysis reveals that the tango metaphor has been forged through socioeconomic and political forces integral to the development of Argentine national identity. Examination of the tango’s four primary elements provides partial support for cultural dimensions ascribed by traditional frameworks. However, the tango metaphor goes beyond this to illuminate signifcant Argentine cultural characteristics that defy classification along simple dimensional lines. The metaphor method enables us to extend and deepen our knowledge of a culture’s more complex nature.

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  • Christine S. Nielsen & Juan Gabriel Mariotto, 2005. "The Tango Metaphor: The Essence of Argentina’s National Identity," International Studies of Management & Organization, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(4), pages 8-36, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:mimoxx:v:35:y:2005:i:4:p:8-36
    DOI: 10.1080/00208825.2005.11043741
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    1. Joanna Witkoś & Magdalena Hartman-Petrycka, 2021. "Implications of Argentine Tango for Health Promotion, Physical Well-Being as Well as Emotional, Personal and Social Life on a Group of Women Who Dance," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(11), pages 1-15, May.

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