River of Hope: Forging Identity and Nation in the Rio Grande Borderlands by Valerio-Jiménez, Omar S.
River of Hope: Forging Identity and Nation in the Rio Grande Borderlands by Valerio-Jiménez, Omar S.

River of Hope: Forging Identity and Nation in the Rio Grande Borderlands

In River of Hope, Omar S. Valerio-Jim nez examines state formation, cultural change, and the construction of...
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Author: Omar S. Valerio-Jiménez
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River of Hope: Forging Identity and Nation in the Rio Grande Borderlands by Valerio-Jiménez, Omar S.

River of Hope: Forging Identity and Nation in the Rio Grande Borderlands

$567.30
River of Hope: Forging Identity and Nation in the Rio Grande Borderlands by Valerio-Jiménez, Omar S.

River of Hope: Forging Identity and Nation in the Rio Grande Borderlands

$567.30
Author: Omar S. Valerio-Jiménez
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
In River of Hope, Omar S. Valerio-Jim nez examines state formation, cultural change, and the construction of identity in the lower Rio Grande region during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. He chronicles a history of violence resulting from multiple conquests, of resistance and accommodation to state power, and of changing ethnic and political identities. The redrawing of borders neither began nor ended the region's long history of unequal power relations. Nor did it lead residents to adopt singular colonial or national identities. Instead, their regionalism, transnational cultural practices, and kinship ties subverted state attempts to control and divide the population.

Diverse influences transformed the borderlands as Spain, Mexico, and the United States competed for control of the region. Indian slaves joined Spanish society; Mexicans allied with Indians to defend river communities; Anglo Americans and Mexicans intermarried and collaborated; and women sued to confront spousal abuse and to secure divorces. Drawn into multiple conflicts along the border, Mexican nationals and Mexican Texans (tejanos) took advantage of their transnational social relations and ambiguous citizenship to escape criminal prosecution, secure political refuge, and obtain economic opportunities. To confront the racialization of their cultural practices and their increasing criminalization, tejanos claimed citizenship rights within the United States and, in the process, created a new identity.

Published in cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University.



Author: Omar S. Valerio-Jiménez
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 01/16/2013
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780822351856


Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2013

About the Author

Omar S. Valerio-Jiménez is Associate Professor of History at the University of Iowa.


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