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Tequila! : distilling the spirit of Mexico /

Italy has grappa, Russia has vodka, Jamaica has rum. Around the world, certain drinks-especially those of the intoxicating kind-are synonymous with their peoples and cultures. For Mexico, this drink is tequila. For many, tequila can conjure up scenes of body shots on Cancún bars and coolly garnishe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gaytán, Marie Sarita, 1974- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Fermenting struggles : pulque, mezcal, and tequila
  • Intoxicating icons : Pancho Villa, masculinity, and U.S.-Mexican relations
  • Gendering mexicanidad and commercializing consumption : tequila and the comedia ranchera
  • Touring tequila and harvesting heritage : the past's enduring presence
  • Pursuing prestige : regulation, resistance, and the limits of Mexican authenticity
  • Consuming complexity : tequila talk in Mexico and the United States
  • Coda.