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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785106703321

Autore

Medrano Manuel <1949->

Titolo

Américo Paredes [[electronic resource] ] : in his own words, an authorized biography / / Manuel F. Medrano

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-88982-6

9786612889820

1-57441-332-5

1-4416-7880-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

Al filo : Mexican American studies series ; ; no. 5

Altri autori (Persone)

ParedesAmérico <1915-1999.>

Disciplina

813/.54

B

Soggetti

Mexican American authors - Texas

Authors, American - 20th century

Folklorists - Texas

Mexican Americans - Texas

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-175) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The formative years -- The depression years -- The War and post-war years -- Pursuing a dream -- A professor of legendary status.

Sommario/riassunto

Américo 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