Forget the Alamo
Detalii Forget the Alamo
Vânzător
anticexlibris.ro
Pret
49.99 Lei
49.99 Lei
99.98 Lei
Categorie (vânzător)
Științe & Cunoaștere > Istorie & Politică
Marca
Descriere YEO:
Descriere magazin:
A New York Times bestseller! “Lively and absorbing. . ." — The New York Times Book Review "Engrossing." —Wall Street Journal “Entertaining and well-researched . . . ” —Houston Chronicle Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths, exploring why they had their day for so long, and explaining why the ugly fight about its meaning is now coming to a head. Every nation needs its creation myth, and since Texas was a nation before it was a state, it\'s no surprise that its myths bite deep. There\'s no piece of history more important to Texans than the Battle of the Alamo, when Davy Crockett and a band of rebels went down in a blaze of glory fighting for independence from Mexico, losing the battle but setting Texas up to win the war. However, that version of events, as Forget the Alamo definitively shows, owes more to fantasy than reality. Just as the site of the Alamo was left in ruins for decades, its story was forgotten and twisted over time, with the contributions of Tejanos--Texans of Mexican origin, who fought alongside the Anglo rebels--scrubbed from the record, and the origin of the conflict over Mexico\'s push to abolish slavery papered over. Forget the Alamo provocatively explains the true story of the battle against the backdrop of Texas\'s struggle for independence, then shows how the sausage of myth got made in the Jim Crow South of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. As uncomfortable as it may be to hear for some, celebrating the Alamo has long had an echo of celebrating whiteness. In the past forty-some years, waves of revisionists have come at this topic, and at times have made real progress toward a more nuanced and inclusive story that doesn\'t alienate anyone. But we are not living in one of those...
Forget the Alamo - Disponibil la anticexlibris.ro
Pe YEO găsești Forget the Alamo de la , în categoria Științe & Cunoaștere > Istorie & Politică.
Indiferent de nevoile tale, Forget the Alamo din categoria Științe & Cunoaștere > Istorie & Politică îți poate aduce un echilibru perfect între calitate și preț, cu avantaje practice și moderne.
Preț: 49.99 Lei
Caracteristicile produsului Forget the Alamo
- Brand:
- Categoria: Științe & Cunoaștere > Istorie & Politică
- Magazin: anticexlibris.ro
- Ultima actualizare: 28-10-2025 01:22:05
Comandă Forget the Alamo Online, Simplu și Rapid
Prin intermediul platformei YEO, poți comanda Forget the Alamo de la anticexlibris.ro rapid și în siguranță. Bucură-te de o experiență de cumpărături online optimizată și descoperă cele mai bune oferte actualizate constant.
Descriere magazin:
A New York Times bestseller! “Lively and absorbing. . ." — The New York Times Book Review "Engrossing." —Wall Street Journal “Entertaining and well-researched . . . ” —Houston Chronicle Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths, exploring why they had their day for so long, and explaining why the ugly fight about its meaning is now coming to a head. Every nation needs its creation myth, and since Texas was a nation before it was a state, it\'s no surprise that its myths bite deep. There\'s no piece of history more important to Texans than the Battle of the Alamo, when Davy Crockett and a band of rebels went down in a blaze of glory fighting for independence from Mexico, losing the battle but setting Texas up to win the war. However, that version of events, as Forget the Alamo definitively shows, owes more to fantasy than reality. Just as the site of the Alamo was left in ruins for decades, its story was forgotten and twisted over time, with the contributions of Tejanos--Texans of Mexican origin, who fought alongside the Anglo rebels--scrubbed from the record, and the origin of the conflict over Mexico\'s push to abolish slavery papered over. Forget the Alamo provocatively explains the true story of the battle against the backdrop of Texas\'s struggle for independence, then shows how the sausage of myth got made in the Jim Crow South of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. As uncomfortable as it may be to hear for some, celebrating the Alamo has long had an echo of celebrating whiteness. In the past forty-some years, waves of revisionists have come at this topic, and at times have made real progress toward a more nuanced and inclusive story that doesn\'t alienate anyone. But we are not living in one of those...
Produse asemănătoare