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Pilcher, Jeffrey M., 1965-

Planet taco : a global history of Mexican food / Jeffrey M. Pilcher. - xv, 292 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

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.

ISBN: 0199740062 9780199740062

LCCN: 2012014835

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

LC Class. No.: TX716.M4 / P543 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 641.5972