How the Irish, Germans, and Czechs became Anglo: race and identity in the Texas-Mexico borderlands

This dissertation argues that Texas, a border region influenced by the disparate cultures of Mexico and the southern and western United States, developed a tri-racial society, economy, and polity in which individuals were designated "Anglo," "Mexican," or "Negro." When...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barber, Marian Jean, 1956-
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-1474