Garlic Capital of the World : Gilroy, Garlic, and the Making of a Festive Foodscape /

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According to Pauline Adema, you smell Gilroy, California, before you see it. In Garlic Capital of the World, the folklorist and culinary anthropologist examines the role of food and festivals in creating a place brand or marketable identity. The author scrutinizes how Gilroy, California, successfull...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Adema, Pauline
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Manners and customs.
Food habits.
Folk festivals.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Customs & Traditions.
Folk festivals > California > Gilroy.
Garlic > Social aspects > California > Gilroy.
Food habits > California > Gilroy.
California > Gilroy.
Gilroy (Calif.) > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:According to Pauline Adema, you smell Gilroy, California, before you see it. In Garlic Capital of the World, the folklorist and culinary anthropologist examines the role of food and festivals in creating a place brand or marketable identity. The author scrutinizes how Gilroy, California, successfully transformed a negative association with the pungent bulb into a highly successful tourism and marketing campaign. This book explores how local initiatives led to an iconization of the humble product in Gilroy. The city, a well-established agricultural center and bedroom community south of San Fra.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (192 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781604733334

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