{"product_id":"border-renaissance-the-texas-centennial-and-the-emergence-of-mexican-american-literature-paperback","title":"Border Renaissance: The Texas Centennial and the Emergence of Mexican American Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Morán González\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Texas Centennial of 1936, commemorated by statewide celebrations of independence from Mexico, proved to be a powerful catalyst for the formation of a distinctly Mexican American identity. Confronted by a media frenzy that vilified \"Meskins\" as the antithesis of Texan liberty, Mexican Americans created literary responses that critiqued these racialized representations while forging a new bilingual, bicultural community within the United States. The development of a modern Tejana identity, controversies surrounding bicultural nationalism, and other conflictual aspects of the transformation from mexicano to Mexican American are explored in this study. Capturing this fascinating aesthetic and political rebirth, \u003ci\u003eBorder Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e presents innovative readings of important novels by María Elena Zamora O'Shea, Américo Paredes, and Jovita González. In addition, the previously overlooked literary texts by members of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) are given their first detailed consideration in this compelling work of intellectual and literary history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on extensive archival research in the English and Spanish languages, John Morán González revisits the 1930s as a crucial decade for the vibrant Mexican American reclamation of Texas history. \u003ci\u003eBorder Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e pays tribute to this vital turning point in the Mexican American struggle for civil rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e John Morán González is J. Frank Dobie Regents Professor of American and English Literature at the University of Texas at Austin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 275\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42685029089343,"sku":"9780292725799","price":50.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/436bc84e2088de9a0e9ad70016710e7c.webp?v=1764969625","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/border-renaissance-the-texas-centennial-and-the-emergence-of-mexican-american-literature-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}