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Planet taco : a global history of Mexican food

Title
Planet taco : a global history of Mexican food / Jeffrey M. Pilcher.
Author
Pilcher, Jeffrey M., 1965-
Publication
New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

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Description
xv, 292 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Cooking, Mexican > History
  • Cooking, Mexican > Social aspects > History
  • Food habits > Mexico > History
  • Ethnicity > Mexico
  • Tacos > History
  • Mexican Americans > Food > History
  • Sovereignty > Social aspects > History. > Mexico
  • Globalization > Social aspects > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-282) and index.
Contents
Introduction: A Tale of Two Tacos -- Part I. Proto-Tacos -- Maize and the Making of Mexico -- Burritos in the Borderlands -- Part II. National Tacos -- From the Pastry War to Parisian Mole -- The Rise and Fall of the Chili Queens -- Inventing the Mexican American Taco -- Part III. Global Tacos -- The First Wave of Global Mexican -- The Blue Corn Bonanza -- Conclusion: The Battle of the Taco Trucks.
Call Number
JFE 12-7268
ISBN
  • 9780199740062 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
  • 0199740062 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
LCCN
2012014835
OCLC
781680667
Author
Pilcher, Jeffrey M., 1965-
Title
Planet taco : a global history of Mexican food / Jeffrey M. Pilcher.
Imprint
New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-282) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 12-7268
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