The Tejano community, 1836-1900
By: by Arnoldo De León ; with a contribution by Kenneth L. Stewart ; new foreword by Richard Griswold del Castillo ; new afterword by the author.
Contributors: William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies.
Edition: 1st Southern Methodist University Press ed.
Publisher: Southern Methodist University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Dallas
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
Subjects: Mexican Americans -- Texas -- Social life and customs.; Mexican Americans -- Texas -- Social conditions.; Texas -- Social life and customs.; Texas -- Social conditions.
Description: "A revisionist portrait of Mexican American life in nineteenth-century Texas, The Tejano Community combines extensive research, penetrating insight, and critical analysis to support De Leon's contention that Tejanos were active agents in establishing communities and a bicultural heritage in Texas because of the resilience of their social intitutions and a commitment to hard work."--BOOK JACKET. "In this pioneering study, De Leon examines politics, urban and rural work patterns, religion, folklore, culture, and community. Overturning earlier views, he shows that the Tejanos were energetic, enterprising, and success-oriented, as well as interested in and active participants in politics. De Leon's work has initiated a reevaluation of the Tejano experience in Texas."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-268) and index.
"Published in cooperation with William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies."
Originally published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c1982.