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An American Language
The History of Spanish in the United States
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Rosina Lozano
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English
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2018
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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.
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Lozano Rosina :
Rosina Lozano is Associate Professor of History at Princeton University.
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Introduction
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Part one. A Language of Politics, 1848–1902
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Part two. A Political Language, 1902–1945
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Epilogue
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Acknowledgments
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Abbreviations
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Index
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April 24, 2018
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9780520969582
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376
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Keywords for this book
spanish; understanding the country; origins of spanish; southwest residents; culture; 1840s; integration; power struggles; identity struggles; citizenship; what it means to be an american; second language; bilingual; politics; us history; language; expanding nation; american language; profound implications; united states
