The Resource How myth became history : Texas exceptionalism in the borderlands, John E. Dean
How myth became history : Texas exceptionalism in the borderlands, John E. Dean
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- Summary
- "The book explores how border subjects have been created and disputed in cultural narratives of the Texas-Mexico border, comparing and analyzing Mexican, Mexican American, and Anglo literary representations of the border"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 231 pages
- Contents
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- Timeline of the Texas-Mexico border, 1835-1920
- Introduction. The Texas-Mexico border : a mythical history
- 1. The collision of cultural memories on the Texas-Mexico border : Walter Prescott Webb's The Texas Rangers : a Century of Frontier Defense, Américo Paredes' George Washington Gómez : a Mexicotexan Novel, and Rolando Hinojosa's The Valley / Estampas del Valle
- 2. Mexico, genesis, apocalypse : Ignacio Solares' Yankee Invasion : a Novel of Mexico City
- 3. The history of all is the history of each : Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, or, Evening Redness in the West
- 4. History's alternative to the past : Carlos Fuentes' The Old Gringo
- 5. The archival cave of meditation in Katherine Anne Porter's Flowering Judas
- 6. Remediating a refusal of history : Arturo Islas' The Rain God : a Desert Tale
- Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9780816532421
- Label
- How myth became history : Texas exceptionalism in the borderlands
- Title
- How myth became history
- Title remainder
- Texas exceptionalism in the borderlands
- Statement of responsibility
- John E. Dean
- Subject
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- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Historiography
- Literature
- Literature and history
- Literature and history
- Mexican literature
- Mexican literature -- History and criticism
- American literature
- Nationalism and literature
- Nationalism and literature
- North America -- Mexican-American Border Region
- Texas
- Texas -- Historiography
- Mexican-American Border Region -- In literature
- American literature -- History and criticism
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The book explores how border subjects have been created and disputed in cultural narratives of the Texas-Mexico border, comparing and analyzing Mexican, Mexican American, and Anglo literary representations of the border"--Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- AzTeS/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Dean, John Emory,
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- American literature
- Mexican literature
- Nationalism and literature
- Literature and history
- American literature
- Historiography
- Literature
- Literature and history
- Mexican literature
- Nationalism and literature
- Mexican-American Border Region
- Texas
- North America
- Texas
- Label
- How myth became history : Texas exceptionalism in the borderlands, John E. Dean
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-221) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
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- Contents
- Timeline of the Texas-Mexico border, 1835-1920 -- Introduction. The Texas-Mexico border : a mythical history -- 1. The collision of cultural memories on the Texas-Mexico border : Walter Prescott Webb's The Texas Rangers : a Century of Frontier Defense, Américo Paredes' George Washington Gómez : a Mexicotexan Novel, and Rolando Hinojosa's The Valley / Estampas del Valle -- 2. Mexico, genesis, apocalypse : Ignacio Solares' Yankee Invasion : a Novel of Mexico City -- 3. The history of all is the history of each : Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, or, Evening Redness in the West -- 4. History's alternative to the past : Carlos Fuentes' The Old Gringo -- 5. The archival cave of meditation in Katherine Anne Porter's Flowering Judas -- 6. Remediating a refusal of history : Arturo Islas' The Rain God : a Desert Tale -- Epilogue
- Control code
- 929545470
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 231 pages
- Isbn
- 9780816532421
- Lccn
- 2015028633
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)929545470
- Label
- How myth became history : Texas exceptionalism in the borderlands, John E. Dean
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-221) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Timeline of the Texas-Mexico border, 1835-1920 -- Introduction. The Texas-Mexico border : a mythical history -- 1. The collision of cultural memories on the Texas-Mexico border : Walter Prescott Webb's The Texas Rangers : a Century of Frontier Defense, Américo Paredes' George Washington Gómez : a Mexicotexan Novel, and Rolando Hinojosa's The Valley / Estampas del Valle -- 2. Mexico, genesis, apocalypse : Ignacio Solares' Yankee Invasion : a Novel of Mexico City -- 3. The history of all is the history of each : Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, or, Evening Redness in the West -- 4. History's alternative to the past : Carlos Fuentes' The Old Gringo -- 5. The archival cave of meditation in Katherine Anne Porter's Flowering Judas -- 6. Remediating a refusal of history : Arturo Islas' The Rain God : a Desert Tale -- Epilogue
- Control code
- 929545470
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 231 pages
- Isbn
- 9780816532421
- Lccn
- 2015028633
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)929545470
Subject
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Historiography
- Literature
- Literature and history
- Literature and history
- Mexican literature
- Mexican literature -- History and criticism
- American literature
- Nationalism and literature
- Nationalism and literature
- North America -- Mexican-American Border Region
- Texas
- Texas -- Historiography
- Mexican-American Border Region -- In literature
- American literature -- History and criticism
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