Que Vivan Los Tamales! by Jeffrey M. Pilcher

Que Vivan Los Tamales!

Food and the Making of Mexican Identity

Jeffrey M. Pilcher

University of New Mexico Press · Print & ebook · April 1, 1998

This cultural history of food in Mexico traces the influence of gender, race, and class on food preferences from Aztec times to the present.

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Genres
Food Through History, Mexican History, Mexican Cooking
Published
University of New Mexico Press, April 1, 1998
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This cultural history of food in Mexico traces the influence of gender, race, and class on food preferences from Aztec times to the present.

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Food Through History57%
Mexican History52%
Mexican Cooking28%

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  • Mexican History
Authors
Jeffrey M. Pilcher
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Published
April 1, 1998
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Mexican History