Texan Identities
Moving beyond Myth, Memory, and Fallacy in Texas History
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2016
University of North Texas Press,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-57441-648-0 (ISBN)
University of North Texas Press,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-57441-648-0 (ISBN)
What constitutes a Texas identity and how may such change over time? What myths, memories, and fallacies contribute to making a Texas identity? Are all the myths and memories that define Texas identity true or are some of them fallacious? Is there more than one Texas identity? This discussion of Texas indentity begins with the idealized narrative and icons revolving around the Texas Revolution.
Texan Identities rests on the assumption that Texas has distinctive identities that define “what it means to be Texan,” and that these identities flow from myth and memory. What constitutes a Texas identity and how may such change over time? What myths, memories, and fallacies contribute to making a Texas identity? Are all the myths and memories that define Texas identity true or are some of them fallacious? Is there more than one Texas identity?
The discussion begins with the idealized narrative and icons revolving around the Texas Revolution. The Texas Rangers in myth and memory are also explored. Other essays expand on traditional and increasingly outdated interpretations of the Anglo- American myth of Texas by considering little known roles played by women, racial minorities, and specific stereotypes such as the cattleman.
Texan Identities rests on the assumption that Texas has distinctive identities that define “what it means to be Texan,” and that these identities flow from myth and memory. What constitutes a Texas identity and how may such change over time? What myths, memories, and fallacies contribute to making a Texas identity? Are all the myths and memories that define Texas identity true or are some of them fallacious? Is there more than one Texas identity?
The discussion begins with the idealized narrative and icons revolving around the Texas Revolution. The Texas Rangers in myth and memory are also explored. Other essays expand on traditional and increasingly outdated interpretations of the Anglo- American myth of Texas by considering little known roles played by women, racial minorities, and specific stereotypes such as the cattleman.
Light Townsend Cummins is the Guy M. Bryan, Jr. Professor of History at Austin College and the author of Emily Austin of Texas, and Spanish Observers and the American Revolution. Mary L. Scheer is professor and chair of history at Lamar University and author of The Foundations of Texan Philanthropy.
Erscheinungsdatum | 04.10.2016 |
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Zusatzinfo | 15 black & white illus |
Verlagsort | Denton |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-57441-648-0 / 1574416480 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-57441-648-0 / 9781574416480 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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