Journey to the United States Of North America/ Viaje a los

Journey to the United States Of North America/ Viaje a los Estados Unidos del Norte de América (Recovering the Us Hispanic Literary Heritage)
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First published in Paris in 1834, Journey to the United States of America / Viaje a los Estados Unidos del Norte AmÃ©rica, by Lorenzo de Zavala, is an elegantly written travel narrative that maps de Zavalaâ€™s journey through the United States during his exile from Mexico in 1830. Embracing U.S., Texas, and Mexican history; early ethnography; geography; and political philosophy, de Zavala outlines the cultural and political institutions of Jacksonian America and post-independence Mexico. de Zavalaâ€™s commentary rivals Alex de Tocquevilleâ€™s classic travel narrative, Democracy in America, which was published in Paris one year after de Zavalaâ€™s. The narrative presents the first account of U.S. political culture from a Mexican point of view and constructs the first comparative political and historical framework for the relationship between Mexico and the United States.

In passionate prose, de Zavala argues for the incorporation of the true democratic ideals of the enlightenment in the fledgling Republic of Texas. He hoped Texas would meld the best of both Mexican and American cultures. de Zavala believed that if his colleagues who helped frame the Texas Constitution understood the complexities of democracy and the ideals that their state could achieve through a liberal, federal government that gave equal rights to all of its constituents: Native Americans, Mexicans, Euro-Americans, and free African Americans. The original text is accompanied by John-Michael Riveraâ€™s critical introduction and an English translation based upon Wallace Woolseyâ€™s deft translation, expanded and revised for the purposes of this volume.
Country USA
Brand Arte Publico Press
Manufacturer Arte Publico Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781558854536
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Arte Publico Press
Manufacturer	Arte Publico Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781558854536
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Journey to the United States Of North America/ Viaje a los Estados Unidos del Norte de América (Recovering the Us Hispanic Literary Heritage)

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