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Corn meets maize : food movements and markets in Mexico /
"This compelling book explores the intimate connections between people and plants, agriculture and cooking, and the practical work of building local food networks and transnational social movements. Lauren E. Baker uses corn and maize to consider central debates about food security and food sov...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated,
[2013]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "This compelling book explores the intimate connections between people and plants, agriculture and cooking, and the practical work of building local food networks and transnational social movements. Lauren E. Baker uses corn and maize to consider central debates about food security and food sovereignty, biodiversity and biotechnology, culture and nature, as well as globalization and local responses, in Mexico and beyond. For the author, corn symbolizes the commoditization of agriculture and the cultural, spiritual, ecological and economic separation of people from growing, cooking, and sharing food. Conversely, maize represents emerging food movements that address contemporary health, environmental, and economic imperatives while rooted in agricultural and culinary traditions. The meeting of corn and maize reveals the challenge of, and possibilities for, reclaiming food from its commodity status in the global context of financial turmoil, food crises, and climate change"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 189 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-182) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442206533 1442206535 9781299184350 1299184359 0810895099 9780810895096 |