Planet Taco A Global History of Mexican Food

Name: Planet Taco A Global History of Mexican Food
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ISBN: 9780199740062

ISBN-10: 0199740062

ISBN-13: 9780199740062

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jeffrey M. Pilcher

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Planet Taco asks the question, "what is authentic Mexican food?" The burritos and taco shells that many people think of as Mexican were actually created in the United States, and Americanized foods have recently been carried around the world in tin cans and tourist restaurants. But the contemporary struggle between globalization and national sovereignty to determine the meaning of Mexican food is far from new. In fact, Mexican food was the product of globalization from the very beginning -- the Spanish conquest -- when European and Native American influences blended to forge the mestizo or mixed culture of Mexico.The historic struggle between globalization and the nation continued in the…

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List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 9.40" wide x 6.40" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.188

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Acknowledgments


Preface


Introduction. A Tale of Two Tacos



Proto-Tacos



Maize and the Making of Mexico



Burritos in the Borderlands



National Tacos



From the Pastry War to Parisian Mole



The Rise and Fall of the Chili Queens



, Inventing the Mexican American Taco



Global Tacos



The First Wave of Global Mexican



The Blue Corn Bonanza


Conclusion. The Battle of the Taco Trucks


Notes


Glossary


Select Bibliography


Index