
Americo Paredes Volume 5
In His Own Words, an Authorized Biography
Manuel Medrano(Author)
University of North Texas Press,U.S.
Will be published approx. on 30. October 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-57441-847-7 (ISBN)
Description
AmErico 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. He was a brilliant teacher and prolific writer who championed the preservation of border culture and history. 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. He was a co-founder in 1970 of the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin and is credited with introducing the concept of Greater Mexico. Paredes became a scholar of scholars, guiding many students to become academic leaders.
Reviews / Votes
Medrano's biography offers an inspiring and necessary must-read for anyone claiming to have more than just a passing interest in studying the history and cultures of the American Southwest where Mexican Americans have a continuing and growing, important presence." - Texas Books in ReviewMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Denton
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57441-847-7 (9781574418477)
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Person
MANUEL F. MEDRANO is professor emeritus of history at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the coauthor of Medieval Culture and the Mexican American Borderlands and Charro Days in Brownsville.