Mexican Americans in Texas: A Brief HistoryLike its ground-breaking predecessor, the first general survey of Tejanos, this completely up-to-date revision is a concise political, cultural, and social history of Mexican Americans in Texas from the Spanish colonial era to the present. Professor De Len is careful to portray Tejanos as active subjects, not merely objects in the ongoing Texas story. Complemented by a stunning photographic essay, a helpful glossary, and meticulously annotated, this work continues to be ideal reading for anyone wanting to learn about the most influential ethnic group in Texas. |
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... historians chose to narrow their interests to the history of Mexi- can people in the state of Texas ; their efforts during the last three de- cades have yielded a rich harvest of scholarly tomes . This survey is sen- sitive to that ...
... historians chose to narrow their interests to the history of Mexi- can people in the state of Texas ; their efforts during the last three de- cades have yielded a rich harvest of scholarly tomes . This survey is sen- sitive to that ...
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... historians note that Tejano society did not face exhaustion in 1836 but crossed nationhoods with- out much disruption . This line of analysis seems imperative to correct the pre - 1970s scholarship that minimized the historical role of ...
... historians note that Tejano society did not face exhaustion in 1836 but crossed nationhoods with- out much disruption . This line of analysis seems imperative to correct the pre - 1970s scholarship that minimized the historical role of ...
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... historians had put together informal his- tories to note the role Tejanos played in the Texas saga . Other writers had ... historian Mercurio Martínez coauthored The Kingdom of Zapata ( San Antonio : The Naylor Co. , 1953 ) , and Cleofas ...
... historians had put together informal his- tories to note the role Tejanos played in the Texas saga . Other writers had ... historian Mercurio Martínez coauthored The Kingdom of Zapata ( San Antonio : The Naylor Co. , 1953 ) , and Cleofas ...
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