Tejano South Texas : a Mexican American cultural province / Daniel D. Arreola.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arreola, Daniel D. (Daniel David), 1950- author.

Series:

Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture.

Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ; number 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican Americans--Texas, South--History.

Mexican Americans.

Mexican Americans--Texas, South--Social life and customs.

Mexican Americans--Texas, South--Ethnic identity.

Landscapes--Social aspects--Texas, South.

Landscapes.

Human geography--Texas, South.

Human geography.

Human geography--Mexican-American Border Region.

Texas, South--Social life and customs.

Texas, South.

Texas, South--Ethnic relations.

Mexican-American Border Region--Social life and customs.

Mexican-American Border Region.

Mexican-American Border Region--Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 272 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin, Tex. : University of Texas Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On the plains between the San Antonio River and the Rio Grande lies the heartland of what is perhaps the largest ethnic region in the United States, Tejano South Texas. In this cultural geography, Daniel Arreola charts the many ways in which Texans of Mexican ancestry have established a cultural province in this Texas-Mexico borderland that is unlike any other Mexican American region. Arreola begins by delineating South Texas as an environmental and cultural region. He then explores who the Tejanos are, where in Mexico they originated, and how and where they settled historically in South Texas. Moving into the present, he examines many factors that make Tejano South Texas distinctive from other Mexican American regions—the physical spaces of ranchos, plazas, barrios, and colonias; the cultural life of the small towns and the cities of San Antonio and Laredo; and the foods, public celebrations, and political attitudes that characterize the region. Arreola's findings thus offer a new appreciation for the great cultural diversity that exists within the Mexican American borderlands.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF TABLES

Acknowledgments

1. Borderland Culture Region

2. Land beyond the Nueces

3.Territory Shaped

4. Homeland Forged

5.Texas Mexican Spaces

6.Texas Mexican Small Towns

7Z.Texas Mexican Cities

8.Texas Mexican Social Identities

9.Tejano Cultural Province

Notes

References

Figure Sources

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780292757189

0292757182

9780292793149

0292793146

OCLC:

506174418