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Planet taco : a global history of Mexican food /

Pilcher, Jeffrey M., 1965-

Planet taco : a global history of Mexican food / [electronic resource] Jeffrey M. Pilcher. - 1 online resource (311 pages) : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-282) and index.

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 -- Glossary.

9780199908486 (e-book)


Cooking, Mexican--History.
Cooking, Mexican--Social aspects--History.
Ethnicity--Mexico.
Food habits--History.--Mexico
Globalization--Social aspects--History.
Mexican Americans--Food--History.
Sovereignty--Social aspects--History.--Mexico
Tacos--History.


Electronic books.

TX716.M4 / P543 2012

641.5972

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