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Branding Texas : Performing Culture in the Lone Star State /

Ask anyone to name an archetypal Texan, and you're likely to get a larger-than-life character from film or television (say John Wayne's Davy Crockett or J. R. Ewing of TV's Dallas) or a politician with that certain swagger (think LBJ or George W. Bush). That all of these figures are w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clemons, Leigh (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1.Introduction. Texas and the Performance of Regionality
  • 2. "Deep in the Heart". The Architectural Landscapes of Texan Cultural Memory
  • 3. Teaching "Texan". The Pedagogical Function of the Texas Revolution
  • 4. "What's the Matter with you People?" The Performance of Authentic Behavior in Small-Town Texan Plays
  • 5. Selling Texas: Th e Political Branding of Texan Cultural Identity
  • 6. Conclusion "Our Flag Still Waves Proudly from the Walls"
  • Notes
  • Index