{"product_id":"americo-paredes-5-in-his-own-words-an-authorized-biography-9781574418477","title":"Americo Paredes, 5: In His Own Words, an Authorized Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmérico 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. He was a brilliant teacher and prolific writer who championed the preservation of border culture and history. With the publication of \"\u003ci\u003eWith His Pistol in His Hand\" A Border Ballad and Its Hero\u003c\/i\u003e in 1958, Paredes soon emerged as a challenger to the status quo. 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. Paredes became a scholar of scholars, guiding many students to become academic leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Medrano's biography offers an inspiring and necessary must-read for anyone claiming to have more than just a passing interest in studying the history and cultures of the American Southwest where Mexican Americans have a continuing and growing, important presence.\"--\u003ci\u003eTexas Books in Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781574418477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224","brand":"Manuel Medrano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40601038946485,"sku":"9781574418477","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_44e19059-484b-4974-b575-998707f2abfb.jpg?v=1627360005","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/americo-paredes-5-in-his-own-words-an-authorized-biography-9781574418477","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}