Questions about Tango

Questions about Tango and Identity

Julie Taylor has written: "Although a major symbol of national identity, the tango's themes emphasize a painful uncertainty as to the precise nature of that identity." What are the dimensions of this "painful uncertainty."
Julie Taylor has argued that "Argentines channel their characteristic combination of inhibitions and introspecion into a particular form of brooding that amounts to a national institution." Compare these aesthetic characteristics of the Argentine style with the African-American aesthetic of cool.
Most musicians, according to Simon Collier, refused to make explicit commitments to the Peron government. Does this mean that their music was non-political? How does their stance differ from those of performers of swing and flamenco in the U.S. and in Spain?