Planet Taco examines the historical struggles between globalization and national sovereignty in the creation of "authentic" Mexican food. By telling the stories of the "Chili Queens" of San Antonio and the inventors of the taco shell, it shows how Mexican Americans helped to make Mexican food global.
Planet Taco examines the historical struggles between globalization and national sovereignty in the creation of "authentic" Mexican food. By telling the stories of the "Chili Queens" of San Antonio and the inventors of the taco shell, it shows how Mexican Americans helped to make Mexican food global.
Jeffrey M. Pilcher is Professor of History at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He is the author of Que vivan los tamales!: Food and the Making of Mexican Identity; The Sausage Rebellion: Public Health, Private Enterprise, and Meat in Mexico City; and Food in World History. He also edited the Oxford Handbook of Food History.
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Preface Introduction A Tale of Two Tacos Part I Proto-Tacos Chapter 1. Maize and the Making of Mexico Chapter 2. Burritos in the Borderlands Part II National Tacos Chapter 3. From the Pastry War to Parisian Mole Chapter 4. The Rise and Fall of the Chili Queens Chapter 5. Inventing the Mexican American Taco Part III Global Tacos Chapter 6. The First Wave of Global Mexican Chapter 7. The Blue Corn Bonanza Conclusion The Battle of the Taco Trucks Notes Select Bibliography Index
Preface Introduction A Tale of Two Tacos Part I Proto-Tacos Chapter 1. Maize and the Making of Mexico Chapter 2. Burritos in the Borderlands Part II National Tacos Chapter 3. From the Pastry War to Parisian Mole Chapter 4. The Rise and Fall of the Chili Queens Chapter 5. Inventing the Mexican American Taco Part III Global Tacos Chapter 6. The First Wave of Global Mexican Chapter 7. The Blue Corn Bonanza Conclusion The Battle of the Taco Trucks Notes Select Bibliography Index
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