Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Tensions between homogenizing and diversifying influences in the supply chain throw uncertainty on what we now mean by ‘authenticity’ when it comes to food and culture. This book would appeal to social scientists, anthropologists, historians and the general public." * Nature *
"The book’s wide range of topics . . . affords an opportunity, especially for non-specialists, to explore many important issues related to agriculture and food in the twentieth- and twenty-first-century United States." * Journal of Interdisciplinary History *
Table of ContentsList of Tables
Foreword by Carol Helstosky
Editor’s Note
Introduction
1. The Globalization of the Fruit and Vegetable Trade
2. The Consolidation and Globalization of Grocery Stores
3. Marketing Ethnic Foods at Supermarkets
4. The Changing American Restaurant
5. Cookbooks Navigate the Globe
6. Indian Restaurants in America: A Case Study in Translating Diversity
7. Chinese Food from Chinatown to the Suburbs
8. Tortilla Politics
Conclusion: What Is an Authentic Taco?
List of Abbreviations Used in Notes and Bibliography
Notes
Bibliography
Index
