Beyond Texas Through Time: Breaking Away from Past Interpretations

by Walter L. Buenger (Editor), Arnoldo de León (Editor)

In 1991 Walter L. Buenger and the late Robert A. Calvert compiled a pioneering work in Texas Texas Through Time, a seminal survey and critique of the field of Texas history from its inception through the end of the 1980s. Now, Buenger and Arnoldo De León have assembled an important new collection that assesses the current state of Texas historiography, building on the many changes in understanding and interpretation that have developed in the nearly twenty years since the publication of the original volume.
  This new work, Beyond Texas Through Time, departs from the earlier volume’s emphasis on the dichotomy between traditionalism and revisionism as they applied to various eras. Instead, the studies in this book consider the topical and thematic understandings of Texas historiography embraced by a new generation of Texas historians as they reflect analytically on the work of the past two decades. The resulting approaches thus offer the potential of informing the study of themes and topics other than those specifically introduced in this volume, extending its usefulness well beyond a review of the literature. In addition, the volume editors’ introduction proposes the application of cultural constructionism as an important third perspective on the thematic and topical analyses provided by the other contributors.
  Beyond Texas Through Time offers both a vantage point and a benchmark, serving as an important reference for scholars and advanced students of history and historiography, even beyond the borders of Texas.

Genres: History, American History

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 27, 2011

About the author

Walter Louis Buenger is an historian of Texas and the American South and, since 2017, is a professor of history at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas.

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book to help orient myself in scholarly approaches to Texas history--especially covering politics and the 1930s. I found its essays very helpful, especially Walter Buenger's "Three Truths," Keith Volanto's essay on politics, and Nancy Buck's essay on modernization. I'd definitely recommended it to scholars of Texas history--especially those new to the field and looking to get the lay of the land.

[Joe Montemayor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Found that Texas history has been extorted for decades.