Corn Meets Maize: Food Movements and Markets in Mexico
Book Details
Author(s)
Lauren E. Baker
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN / ASIN
1442206519
ISBN-13
9781442206519
Availability
Usually ships in 1 to 2 months
Sales Rank
#2,272,247
Category
Social Science
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
Description
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.
