Florencia Garramuno Primitive Modernities sku-16658591

In the hardcover book Primitive Modernities: Tango, Samba, and Nation, Florencia Garramuno examines how tango and samba, once considered marginal, came to represent Argentina and Brazil. She traces changing ideas of the “primitive” in art from the late nineteenth century through the early decades of the twentieth, considering music, painting, poetry, novels, essays, and film.

The book also revisits the divide between popular and elite culture, comparativism, and Brazil’s place in Latin American Studies. Listed under Latin American History Books. SKU: sku-16658591.