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A rich critical study of the literary legacies bestowed by the late Américo Paredes (1915–1999), and the intellectual paths he created as a distinguished folklore scholar and one of the forebears of Mexican American Studies.

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Américo Paredes: Culture and Critique is itself central to any in-depth study of folklore and of Paredes himself. * Bulletin of Spanish Studies *

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Radical Hope
  • Chapter 2. Asian Américo
  • Chapter 3. The Folklorist
  • Chapter 4. Cultural Studies
  • Chapter 5. Tracking Culture
  • Chapter 6. Valor Civil
  • Despedida
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

Américo Paredes

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      Publisher University of Texas Press
      Published 1 October 2012
      ISBN-13 9780292756823
      978-0292756823
      ISBN-10 0292756828

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A rich critical study of the literary legacies bestowed by the late Américo Paredes (1915–1999), and the intellectual paths he created as a distinguished folklore scholar and one of the forebears of Mexican American Studies.

      Trade Review
      Américo Paredes: Culture and Critique is itself central to any in-depth study of folklore and of Paredes himself. * Bulletin of Spanish Studies *

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction
      • Chapter 1. Radical Hope
      • Chapter 2. Asian Américo
      • Chapter 3. The Folklorist
      • Chapter 4. Cultural Studies
      • Chapter 5. Tracking Culture
      • Chapter 6. Valor Civil
      • Despedida
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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