Remembering the Hacienda History and Memory in the Mexican American Southwest |
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| Author:
| Perez, Vincent |
| Series title: | Rio Grande/Río Bravo: Borderlands Culture and Traditions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58544-511-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2006 |
| Publisher: | Texas A&M University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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What the plantation has been to the history and literature of the American South, the hacienda has been to Mexico and the American Southwest. This work makes the case that the hacienda offers the emblem of an ""antebellum,"" agrarian social order that predates the United States, also examining five novels and autobiographies.
What the plantation has been to the history and literature of the American South, the hacienda has been to Mexico and the American Southwest. This work makes the case that the hacienda offers the emblem of an ""antebellum,"" agrarian social order that predates the United States, also examining five novels and autobiographies.