Inventing the Fiesta City

Inventing the Fiesta City
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Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 9780826343116
ISBN-13 : 0826343112
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Inventing the Fiesta City by : Laura Hernández-Ehrisman

Download or read book Inventing the Fiesta City written by Laura Hernández-Ehrisman and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2016-03-17 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of how the multicultural identity of San Antonio, Texas, has been shaped and polished through its annual fiesta since the late nineteenth century.


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