Américo Paredes : In His Own Words, an Authorized Biography
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| Title: | Américo Paredes : In His Own Words, an Authorized Biography |
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| Description: | Amrico Paredes (1915-1999) was a folklorist, scholar, and professor at the University of Texas at Austin who is widely acknowledged as one of the founding scholars of Chicano Studies. With the publication of'With His Pistol in His Hand': A Border Ballad and Its Hero in 1958, Paredes soon emerged as a challenger to the status quo. His book questioned the mythic nature of the Texas Rangers and provided an alternative counter-cultural narrative to the existing traditional narratives. He is credited with introducing the concept of Greater Mexico, decades before its wider acceptance today among t |
| Authors: | Medrano, Manuel, Paredes, Américo |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Folklorists--Texas--Biography, Mexican Americans--Texas--Biography, Mexican American authors--Texas--Biography, Authors, American--20th century--Biography |
| Categories: | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Amrico Paredes (1915-1999) was a folklorist, scholar, and professor at the University of Texas at Austin who is widely acknowledged as one of the founding scholars of Chicano Studies. With the publication of'With His Pistol in His Hand': A Border Ballad and Its Hero in 1958, Paredes soon emerged as a challenger to the status quo. His book questioned the mythic nature of the Texas Rangers and provided an alternative counter-cultural narrative to the existing traditional narratives. He is credited with introducing the concept of Greater Mexico, decades before its wider acceptance today among t |
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| ISBN: | 9781574412871 9781441678805 9781574413328 |
