| Latin@s' Presence in the Food Industry: Changing How We Think about Food Contributor(s): Abarca, Meredith E. (Editor), Salas, Consuelo Carr (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1557286930 ISBN-13: 9781557286932 Publisher: University of Arkansas Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Agriculture & Food - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies - Political Science | Public Policy - Agriculture & Food Policy |
| Dewey: 363.808 |
| LCCN: 2015948064 |
| Series: Food and Foodways |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.05 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Latin@s' Presence in the Food Industry takes the holistic culinary approach of bringing together multidisciplinary criticism to explore the diverse, and not always readily apparent, ways that Latin@s relate to food and the food industry. The networks Latin@s create, the types of identities they fashion through food, and their relationship to the US food industry are analyzed to understand Latin@s as active creators of food-based communities, as distinctive cultural representations, and as professionals. This vibrant new collection acknowledges issues of labor conditions, economic politics, and immigration laws--structural vulnerabilities that certainly cannot be ignored--and strives to understand more fully the active and conscious ways that Latina@s create spaces to maneuver global and local food systems. |