This third edition of our ground-breaking publication, the first
survey of Tejanos, has been completely updated to present a concise
political, cultural, and social history of Mexican Americans in
Texas from the Spanish colonial era to the present day, a time when
people of Mexican descent are poised to become the demographic
majority in the Lone Star.
Writing specifically for the college-level student and careful
to include a consensus of the latest literature in this strong and
continually growing field, Professor De Leon portrays Tejanos as
active subjects, not merely objects, in the ongoing Texas story.
Complemented by a stunning photographic essay and a helpful
glossary, and featuring new biographical vignettes that now
introduce and set the context for each chapter, this third edition
of our well-loved text is certain to be even more engaging and
relevant to readers of all levels.
And while the book targets a wide reading audience, it is
ideally fit for classroom use. Professors teaching courses in
Texas, western, and borderlands history will find it an ideal
complement to their class lectures and other outside reading
assignments. Of particular interest to students will be discussions
describing the survival techniques Tejanos developed to withstand
poverty and disadvantage, the process of assimilation over many
generations, the changes engendered by the Chicano Movement of the
1960s, the role of political figures such as Jose Antonio Navarro,
J. T. Canales, Alonso Perales, Hector P. Garcia, or Irma Rangel, or
the impact of court cases like which Hernandez v. Texas or Plyler
v. Doe that changed the direction of Mexican American history.
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