Twentieth-Century Texas

by Storey, John W.

• ISBN13: 9781574412468
• ISBN10: 1574412469
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-01
• Publisher: Univ of North Texas Pr

Summary

Texas changed enormously in the twentieth century, and much of that transformation was a direct product of social and cultural events. Standard histories of Texas traditionally focus on political, military, and economic topics, with emphasis on the nineteenth century. In Twentieth-Century Texas: A Social and Cultural History, editors John W. Storey and Mary L. Kelley offer a much-needed corrective.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. v
Introduction	p. 1
Manifestations of the Lone Star: The Search for Indian Sovereignty	p. 9
The Quest for Identity and Citizenship: Mexican Americans in Twentieth-Century Texas	p. 41
The Struggle for Dignity: African Americans in Twentieth-Century Texas	p. 69
From Farm to Future: Women's Journey through Twentieth-Century Texas	p. 105
Pagodas amid the Steeples: The Changing Religious Landscape	p. 135
Over Here: Texans on the Home Front	p. 164
From Yellow Roses to Dixie Chicks: Women and Gender in Texas Music History	p. 196
Goodbye Ol' Paint, Hello Rapid Transit: Texas Literature in the Twentieth Century	p. 220
Lone Star Cinema: A Century of Texas in the Movies	p. 245
"Wider Than the Limits of Our State": Texas Art in the Twentieth Century	p. 267
The Games Texans Play	p. 300
Private Wealth, Public Good: Texans and Philanthropy	p. 324
Public Schools Come of Age	p. 358
Lone Star Landscape: Texans and Their Environment	p. 387
The Second Texas Revolution: From Cotton to Genetics and the Information Age	p. 417
Contributors	p. 443
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