Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986

This book presents a different kind of history, an interpretive, history that would outline the connections between the past and the present while maintaining a focus on Mexican-Anglo relations.

List of contents

• Acknowledgments
• 1. Introduction
• Part One. Incorporation, 1836-1900
  • 2. The Rivalship of Peace
  • 3. Cattle, Land, and Markets
  • 4. Race, Labor, and the Frontier
• Part Two. Reconstruction, 1900-1920
  • 5. The Coming of the Commercial Farmers
  • 6. The Politics of Reconstruction
• Part Three. Segregation, 1920-1940
  • 7. The Structure of the New Order
  • 8. The Mexican Problem
  • 9. The Web of Labor Controls
  • 10. The Culture of Segregation
  • 11. The Geography of Race and Class
• Part Four. Integration, 1940-1986
  • 12. The Demise of "Jim Crow"
  • 13. A Time of Inclusion
• Appendix. On Interpreting Southwestern History
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index




About the author










David Montejano, a native San Antonian, is Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. His fields of specialization include community studies, historical and political sociology, and race and ethnic relations. He is the author of the award-winning Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836–1986 and the editor of Chicano Politics and Society in the Late Twentieth Century.




Summary

A major work on the history of Mexicans in Texas and the relations between Mexicans and Anglos.

Product details

• Authors: David Montejano
• Publisher: University Of Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.1987
• EAN: 9780292775961
• ISBN: 978-0-292-77596-1
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 36 mm
• Weight: 626 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas