Contested Empire
Contested Empire

Author: Sam W. Haynes

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2015-08-06

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 1623493099

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To a large degree, the story of Texas’ secession from Mexico has been undertaken by scholars of the state. Early twentieth century historians of the revolutionary period, most notably Eugene Barker and William Binkley, characterized the conflict as a clash of two opposing cultures, yet their exclusive focus on the region served to reinforce popular notions of a unique Texas past. Disconnected from a broader historiography, scholars have been left to ponder the most arcane details of the revolutionary narrative—such as the circumstances of David Crockett’s death and whether William Barret Travis really did draw a line in the sand. In Contested Empire: Rethinking the Texas Revolution, five distinguished scholars take a broader, transnational approach to the 1835–36 conflict. The result of the 48th Annual Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lectures, held at the University of Texas at Arlington in March, 2013, these essays explore the origins and consequences of the events that gave birth to the Texas Republic in ways that extend beyond the borders of the Lone Star State.

Myths, Misdeeds, and Misunderstandings
Myths, Misdeeds, and Misunderstandings

Author: Jaime E. Rodríguez O.

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780842026628

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Contains papers from several 1992 conferences, directed toward a general audience wanting to learn more about the complexities of the US-Mexico relationship. Contributors concentrate less on technical details and more on explanations of events and individual and national motives. They focus on the Mexican experience, dissecting political, social, and economic differences between the countries and tracing the relationship from its beginnings to the present day. Subjects include the loss of Texas from a Mexican perspective, the US government versus the 1910-1917 Mexican Revolution, and Mexican immigration. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Illusions of Empire
Illusions of Empire

Author: William S. Kiser

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2021-11-12

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 0812253515

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Illusions of Empire is the first study to treat antebellum U.S. foreign policy, Civil War campaigning, the French Intervention in Mexico, Southwestern Indian Wars, South Texas Bandit Wars, and U.S. Reconstruction in a single volume, balancing U.S. and Mexican sources to depict a borderlands conflict with lasting ramifications.

Rethinking Neo-Institutional Statebuilding
Rethinking Neo-Institutional Statebuilding

Author: Peter Finkenbusch

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2017-05-18

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 1315402734

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This book examines the paradox by which Western policymakers are doing more statebuilding while knowing less about it, and thereby critically examines neo-institutional approaches to intervention.