Graham-Jones, Jean,  1958- <br/><br/>
Evita, inevitably :  performing Argentina's female icons before and after Eva Perón / 
 Performing Argentina's female icons before and after Eva Perón 
Jean Graham-Jones. 
 - 1 online resource :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780472120550 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Perón, Eva, 1919-1952 --In mass media.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women in popular culture--Argentina.<br/>Performing arts--Social aspects.<br/>Celebrities--Argentina.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ1532  / .G73 2014eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.40982