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Corn Meets Maize
Food Movements and Markets in Mexico
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2012
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This compelling book exploresthe intimate connections between people and plants, agriculture and cooking, and the practical work of building local food networks and transnational social movements. Lauren E. Baker uses corn and maize to consider central debates about food security and food sovereignty, biodiversity and biotechnology, culture and nature, as well as globalization and local responses, in Mexico and beyond. For the author, corn symbolizes the commoditization of agriculture and the cultural, spiritual, ecological and economic separation of people from growing, cooking, and sharing food. Conversely, maize represents emerging food movements that address contemporary health, environmental, and economic imperatives while rooted in agricultural and culinary traditions. The meeting of corn and maize reveals the challenge of, and possibilities for, reclaiming food from its commodity status in the global context of financial turmoil, food crises, and climate change.
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Copyright year
2012
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-0651-9
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-0653-3
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
190
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Preface and Acknowledgments No access
Chapter 1. Why Food? Why Corn and Maize? No access Pages 1 - 28
Chapter 2. Milpas, Markets, and Movements: Maize in Mexico No access Pages 29 - 72
Chapter 3. Nuestro Maíz No access Pages 73 - 98
Chapter 4. Itanoní Tortillería No access Pages 99 - 130
Chapter 5. The Michoacán Centre for Agribusiness No access Pages 131 - 146
