{"product_id":"border-renaissance-john-mor-n-gonz-lez-9780292725799","title":"Border Renaissance: The Texas Centennial and the Emergence of Mexican American Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e The 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 Mar? Elena Zamora O'Shea, Am駻ico Paredes, and Jovita Gonz疝ez. 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\u003e Drawing on extensive archival research in the English and Spanish languages, John Mor疣 Gonz疝ez 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Mor疣 Gonz疝ez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292725795\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292725799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"John Mor疣 Gonz疝ez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992912494847,"sku":"9780292725799","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_24feba46-897f-4b7b-84e1-964bf86a2820.jpg?v=1683321497","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/border-renaissance-john-mor-n-gonz-lez-9780292725799","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}