{"product_id":"dont-forget-the-accent-mark-a-memoir-9780826350473","title":"Don't Forget the Accent Mark: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eRaised in a Mexican home in an Anglo neighborhood, David S nchez was fair-skinned and fluent in Spanish and English when he entered kindergarten. None of this should have had any influence on the career path he chose, but at certain moments it did. With the birth of the Chicano Movement and affirmative action, a different and sometimes disturbing significance became attached to his name. S nchez's story chronicles his life and those moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo matter how we transcend our origins, they remain part of our lives. This autobiography of an outstanding mathematician, dedicated to others, whose career included stints as a senior university and federal administrator, is also the story of a young man of mixed Mexican and American parentage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA straightforward, unpretentious memoir which speaks volumes about being at once American, Mexican-American, and a noted academic, and about that most American of pursuits, the quest for meritocracy.--David E. Stuart, University of New Mexico, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Guaymas Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Sánchez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of New Mexico Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.50w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826350473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSánchez, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - David Sánchez is a retired mathematician and administrator who served as chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of New Mexico. He lives in Corrales, New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of New Mexico Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40201486631027,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_377656d2-dfb0-434f-be37-88d86ee23210.jpg?v=1656166269","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/dont-forget-the-accent-mark-a-memoir-9780826350473","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}