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Foodscapes, foodfields, and identities in Yucatán /

The state of Yucatán has its own distinct culinary tradition, and local people are constantly thinking and talking about food. They use it as a vehicle for social relations but also to distinguish themselves from "Mexicans." This book examines the politics surrounding regional cuisine, as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ayora Díaz, Steffan Igor (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, ©2012.
Colección:Latin America studies ; 99.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Food and the post-colonial politics of identity
  • The story of two peoples : Mexican and Yucatecan peoplehood
  • Mérida and the contemporary foodscape
  • The Yucatecan culinary field and the naturalization of taste
  • Cookbooks and the gastronomic field : from minor to major codes (and back)
  • The gastronomic field : restaurants and the institutionalization of Yucatecan gastronomy
  • Conclusion : Food and identities in post-national times.