{"product_id":"9780870744198","title":"The Tejano Community, 1836-1900","description":"\u003cbr\u003eA revisionist portrait of Mexican American life in nineteenth-century Texas, The Tejano Community combines extensive research, penetrating insight, and critical analysis to support De León's contention that Tejanos were active agents in establishing communities and a bicultural heritage in Texas because of the resilience of their social institutions and a commitment to hard work.\u003cp\u003eIn this pioneering study, De León examines politics, urban and rural work patterns, religion, folklore, culture, and community. Overturning earlier views, he shows that the Tejanos were energetic, enterprising, success-oriented, as well as interested in and active participants in politics. De León's work has initiated a reevaluation of the Tejano experience in Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published by the University of New Mexico Press in 1982, \u003ci\u003eThe Tejano Community\u003c\/i\u003e is now considered a minor classic and remains a core study of Tejano life that continues to stimulate scholarship throughout the field of ethnic studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southern Methodist University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018845143280,"sku":"9780870744198","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780870744198_p0.gif?v=1763838833","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780870744198","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}