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expanding nation
identity struggles
integration
language
origins of spanish
politics
power struggles
profound implications
second language
southwest residents
spanish
understanding the country
united states
us history
what it means to be an american
Product details
- ISBN 9780520297074
- Weight: 499g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 24 Apr 2018
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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"This is the most comprehensive book I’ve ever read about the use of Spanish in the U.S. Incredible research. Read it to understand our country. Spanish is, indeed, an American language."—Jorge Ramos
An American Language is a tour de force that revolutionizes our understanding of U.S. history. It reveals the origins of Spanish as a language binding residents of the Southwest to the politics and culture of an expanding nation in the 1840s. As the West increasingly integrated into the United States over the following century, struggles over power, identity, and citizenship transformed the place of the Spanish language in the nation. An American Language is a history that reimagines what it means to be an American—with profound implications for our own time.
An American Language is a tour de force that revolutionizes our understanding of U.S. history. It reveals the origins of Spanish as a language binding residents of the Southwest to the politics and culture of an expanding nation in the 1840s. As the West increasingly integrated into the United States over the following century, struggles over power, identity, and citizenship transformed the place of the Spanish language in the nation. An American Language is a history that reimagines what it means to be an American—with profound implications for our own time.
Rosina Lozano is Associate Professor of History at Princeton University.
