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| Title: | Argentina -- The Culture
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| Series: | (Lands, Peoples & Cultures Series) |
| Author: | Greg Nickles |
| ISBN: | 0865052468 : 9780865052468 |
| Illustrations: | colour photos & illus |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Size: | 215x280mm |
| Pages: | 32 |
| Weight: | .368 Kg. |
| Published: | Crabtree Publishing Company - October 2000 |
| List Price: | 9.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Geography: Argentina |
Ages 9 to 14 years. The mixture of different traditions brought by immigrants has created a rich variety of cultural life in Argentina. This book celebrates its nation’s symbols -- the gaucho and the tango, as well as other important cultural aspects of Argentina including religion, festivals, folk art, language, and literature. Topics include: many cultures into one; religion, holidays, and festivals; Argentine arts, music, and the tango!; clothing and food; gaucho culture; language and literature; a folktale -- the fox and the armadillo.