Américo Paredes : in his own words, an authorized biography / Manuel F. Medrano.
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- Paredes, Américo, 1915-1999
- Paredes, Americo, 1915-1999
- Paredes, Américo, 1915-1999
- Mexican American authors -- Texas -- Biography
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Folklorists -- Texas -- Biography
- Mexican Americans -- Texas -- Biography
- Écrivains américains d'origine mexicaine -- Texas -- Biographies
- Écrivains américains -- 20e siècle -- Biographies
- Folkloristes -- Texas -- Biographies
- Américains d'origine mexicaine -- Texas -- Biographies
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General
- Authors, American
- Folklorists
- Mexican American authors
- Mexican Americans
- Texas
- 1900-1999
- 813/.54 22
- PS3531.A525 M43 2010eb
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-175) and index.
The formative years -- The depression years -- The War and post-war years -- Pursuing a dream -- A professor of legendary status.
Print version record.
Amrico Paredes (1915-1999) was a folklorist, scholar, and professor at the University of Texas at Austin who is widely acknowledged as one of the founding scholars of Chicano Studies. With the publication of "With His Pistol in His Hand": A Border Ballad and Its Hero in 1958, Paredes soon emerged as a challenger to the status quo. His book questioned the mythic nature of the Texas Rangers and provided an alternative counter-cultural narrative to the existing traditional narratives. He is credited with introducing the concept of Greater Mexico, decades before its wider acceptance today among t
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