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Planet Taco A Global History of Mexican Food

Hardcover • 2012 • English • 1. edition

Planet Taco A Global History of Mexican Food

By Jeffrey M. Pilcher

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About the book

Planet Taco asks the question, "what is authentic Mexican food?" The burritos and taco shells that many people think of as Mexican were actually created in the United States, and Americanized foods have recently been carried around the world in tin cans and tourist restaurants. But the contemporary struggle between globalization and national sovereignty to determine the meaning of Mexican food is far from new. In fact, Mexican food was the product of globalization from the very beginning — the S...Show more

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Book details

ISBN

9780199740062

Publisher

OUP USA

Published year

2012

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Planet Taco A Global History of Mexican Food

Format

Hardcover

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