Gastropolitics and the Specter of Race by María Elena García

Gastropolitics and the Specter of Race by María Elena García

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.

"The book presents a stunning and innovative analysis of the politics of Peru’s recent gastronomic boom. . .[it] is at the forefront of scholarly discussions on the topic and deserves a wide readership among anthropologists and food studies scholars working on food, race, and nationalism in a range of geographic settings." * Gastronomica *

María Elena García is Professor in the Comparative History of Ideas Department at the University of Washington.

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ISBN 13	9780520301900
ISBN 10	0520301900
Title	Gastropolitics and the Specter of Race
Author	María Elena García
Series	California Studies In Food And Culture
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of California Press
Year published	2021-03-15
Number of pages	320
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