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The Legacy of Americo Paredes
Jose R. Lopez Morin
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Description for The Legacy of Americo Paredes
Hardcover. Americo Paredes (1915-99) is one of the seminal figures in Mexican American studies. This biography of Paredes offers insight into the life and work of this influential scholar, as well as the close relationship between his experience and his thought. Series: Rio Grande/Rio Bravo: Borderlands Culture and Tradition. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 b&w photos, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; BG; DSB; GTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Americo Paredes (1915-99) is one of the seminal figures in Mexican American studies. With this first book-length biography of Paredes, author Jose R. Lopez Morin offers fresh insight into the life and work of this influential scholar, as well as the close relationship between his experience and his thought. Morin shows how Mexican literary traditions - particularly the performance contexts of oral ""literature"" - shaped Paredes's understanding of his people and his critique of Anglo scholars' portrayal of Mexican American history, character, and cultural expressions. Although he surveys all of Paredes' work, Morin focuses most heavily on his masterpiece, ""With ... Read more
Americo Paredes (1915-99) is one of the seminal figures in Mexican American studies. With this first book-length biography of Paredes, author Jose R. Lopez Morin offers fresh insight into the life and work of this influential scholar, as well as the close relationship between his experience and his thought. Morin shows how Mexican literary traditions - particularly the performance contexts of oral ""literature"" - shaped Paredes's understanding of his people and his critique of Anglo scholars' portrayal of Mexican American history, character, and cultural expressions. Although he surveys all of Paredes' work, Morin focuses most heavily on his masterpiece, ""With ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
Condition
New
Series
Rio Grande/Rio Bravo: Borderlands Culture and Tradition
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585445097
SKU
V9781585445097
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About Jose R. Lopez Morin
JOSE R. LOPEZ MORIN is an associate professor of Chicana and Chicano studies at California State University-Dominguez Hills. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California - Los Angeles in Hispanic languages and literatures.
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