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Contested empire : rethinking the Texas Revolution / / edited by Sam W. Haynes and Gerald D. Saxon ; introduction by Gregg Cantrell ; contributors, Eric Schlereth [and four others]



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Titolo: Contested empire : rethinking the Texas Revolution / / edited by Sam W. Haynes and Gerald D. Saxon ; introduction by Gregg Cantrell ; contributors, Eric Schlereth [and four others] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: College Station, [Texas] : , : Texas A&M University Press, , 2015
©2015
Edizione: First edition.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (186 p.)
Disciplina: 976.403
Soggetto topico: Irredentism
Soggetto geografico: Texas History Revolution, 1835-1836
Texas History To 1846
Texas Relations Mexico
Mexico Relations Texas
United States Politics and government 1815-1861
Texas Annexation to the United States
Texas Ethnic relations Political aspects
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Persona (resp. second.): HaynesSam W <1956-> (Sam Walter)
SaxonGerald D.
CantrellGregg <1958->
SchlerethEric R.
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Voluntary Mexicans: allegiance and the origins of the Texas Revolution / Eric Schlereth -- "Imitating the example of our forefathers" : the Texas Revolution as historical re-enactment / Sam W. Haynes -- Politics and profits: Mexican officials and land speculation in Texas, 1824-1835 / Miguel Soto -- The Texan Revolution of 1835-1836 and early Mexican nationalism / Will Fowler -- "Time's noblest empire is the last" : Texas annexation in the presumed course of American empire / Amy S. Greenberg.
Sommario/riassunto: To a large degree, the story of Texas' secession from Mexico has been undertaken by scholars of the state. Early twentieth century historians of the revolutionary period, most notably Eugene Barker and William Binkley, characterized the conflict as a clash of two opposing cultures, yet their exclusive focus on the region served to reinforce popular notions of a unique Texas past. Disconnected from a broader historiography, scholars have been left to ponder the most arcane details of the revolutionary narrative-such as the circumstances of David Crockett's death and whether William Barret Travi
Titolo autorizzato: Contested empire  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-62349-310-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910460383803321
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Serie: Walter Prescott Webb memorial lectures ; ; Number 46.