Description: Que Vivan Los Tamales! by Jeffrey M. Pilcher Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Connections between what people eat and who they are—between cuisine and identity—reach deep into Mexican history, beginning with pre-Columbian inhabitants offering sacrifices of human flesh to maize gods in hope of securing plentiful crops. This cultural history of food in Mexico traces the influence of gender, race, and class on food preferences from Aztec times to the present and relates cuisine to the formation of national identity. Photos. Publisher Description Connections between what people eat and who they are--between cuisine and identity--reach deep into Mexican history, beginning with pre-Columbian inhabitants offering sacrifices of human flesh to maize gods in hope of securing plentiful crops. This cultural history of food in Mexico traces the influence of gender, race, and class on food preferences from Aztec times to the present and relates cuisine to the formation of national identity.The metate and mano, used by women for grinding corn and chiles since pre-Columbian times, remained essential to preparing such Mexican foods as tamales, tortillas, and mole poblano well into the twentieth century. Part of the ongoing effort by intellectuals and political leaders to Europeanize Mexico was an attempt to replace corn with wheat. But native foods and flavors persisted and became an essential part of indigenista ideology and what it meant to be authentically Mexican after 1940, when a growing urban middle class appropriated the popular native foods of the lower class and proclaimed them as national cuisine. Author Biography Jeffrey M. Pilcher is associate professor of history at the University of Minnesota. He is also author of Cantinflas and the Chaos of Mexican Modernity, The Human Tradition in Mexico, and Food in World History. Details ISBN 0826318738 ISBN-13 9780826318732 Title Que Vivan Los Tamales! Author Jeffrey M. Pilcher Format Paperback Year 1998 Pages 234 Publisher University of New Mexico Press GE_Item_ID:9478634; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780826318732
Book Title: Que Vivan Los Tamales!
Number of Pages: 253 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Que Vivan Los Tamales!
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication Year: 1998
Item Height: 0.6 in
Subject: Latin America / Mexico, Regional & Ethnic / Mexican, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Customs & Traditions
Item Weight: 13.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Jeffrey M. Pilcher
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Cooking, Social Science, History
Item Width: 6 in
Series: Diálogos Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
