Americo Paredes: In His Own Words, an Authorized Biography (Al Filo: Mexican American Studies Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (576 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1574412876 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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He provides new details about Paredes's personal life, including intimate glimpses of his relationship with his wife, Amelia. "With the cooperation of the Paredes family, Medrano has compiled a book that focuses on Paredes's accomplishments and presents him as a man of unimpeachable integrity. In this regard, Medrano's work transcends the three previous biographies on Paredes, each of which have been extremely circumspect regarding don Americo's privacy."--Southwestern Historical Quarterly
"lives up to the hype" according to Nicholas. this is a great read and would highly recommend it to anyone interested. The author shows what it take to become a classic
He was a co-founder in 1970 of the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin and is credited with introducing the concept of Greater Mexico, decades before its wider acceptance today among transnationalist scholars. Américo 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. Paredes became a scholar of scholars, guiding many students to become academic leaders. Frank Dobie, among others. He was a soft-spoken, at times temperame