Myth and the History of the Hispanic Southwest - Brossura

Weber, David J.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0826311946 ISBN 13: 9780826311948

Casa editrice: Univ of New Mexico Pr, 1990

Riassunto

These essays explore the common roots of myth and history. Going back to the earliest Spanish explorers of the Southwest, Weber looks at some of the myths that informed the thought of Coronado and Fray Marcos de Niza. He then discusses the practice of history and the influence on historiography of such respected scholars as Bannon, Bolton, and Turner.

Students of that area of southwestern history known as borderlands studies will find the essays collected here reveal the need for interdisciplinary study of the land once contested by Mexico, native Americans, and the United States.

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In this widely praised collection of essays, Weber explores the complex ways that myth and history have intersected in the remembrance of the Southwest's Hispanic past. Weber's engaging essays on the works of such respected scholars as Herbert Eugene Bolton, Frederick Jackson Turner, and John Francis Bannon examine the practice of history, particularly its myth-making power. Other essays reconsider specific moments in the region's past, such as his provocative reassessment of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution.

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Explores the complex ways that myth and history have intersected in the remembrance of the Southwest's Hispanic past.

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• Editore: Univ of New Mexico Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0826311946
• ISBN 13: 9780826311948
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192