Description
| Product ID: | 9780520301900 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | California Studies in Food and Culture |
| Title: | Gastropolitics and the Specter of Race |
| Subtitle: | Stories of Capital, Culture, and Coloniality in Peru |
| Authors: | Author: Maria Elena Garcia |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Cultural studies: food and society, Food & society, Indigenous peoples, Social and cultural anthropology, Wildlife: general interest, Indigenous peoples, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Wildlife: general interest |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In recent years, Peru has transformed from a war-torn country to a global high-end culinary destination. Connecting chefs, state agencies, global capital, and Indigenous producers, this “gastronomic revolution” makes powerful claims: food unites Peruvians, dissolves racial antagonisms, and fuels development. Gastropolitics and the Specter of Race critically evaluates these claims and tracks the emergence of Peruvian gastropolitics, a biopolitical and aesthetic set of practices that reinscribe dominant racial and gendered orders. Through critical readings of high-end menus and ethnographic analysis of culinary festivals, guinea pig production, and national-branding campaigns, this work explores the intersections of race, species, and capital to reveal links between gastronomy and violence in Peru. |
| Imprint Name: | University of California Press |
| Publisher Name: | University of California Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-03-15 |
