Branding Texas [electronic resource] : performing culture in the Lone Star State / Leigh Clemons.
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TextPublication details: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 173 p., [16] p. of plates : illSubject(s): - Popular culture -- Texas -- History
- Group identity -- Texas -- History
- Folklore -- Texas -- History
- Performing arts -- Texas -- History
- Theater -- Texas -- History
- Texas -- Historiography
- Texas -- Civilization
- Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836 -- Drama
- Texas -- History -- Republic, 1836-1846 -- Drama
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- F385.2 .C64 2008eb
Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-155) and index.
Introduction : Texas and the performance of regionality -- "Deep in the heart" : the architectural landscapes of Texan cultural memory -- Teaching "Texan" : the pedagogical function of the Texas revolution -- "What's the matter with you people?" : the performance of authentic behavior in small-town Texan plays -- Selling Texas : the political branding of Texan cultural identity -- Conclusion : "our flag still waves proudly from the walls".
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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