Kitchenspace : women, fiestas, and everyday life in central Mexic o / Maria Elisa Christie ; foreword by Mary Weismantel.
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TextSeries: Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino ar t and culturePublication details: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxiv, 308 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780292717947 (alk. paper)
- 0292717946 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-294) and index.
Foreword: At the kitchen table / Mary Weismantel -- Preface -- Ackno wledgments -- A taste of three places -- Introduction -- Points of depa rture -- Women of the circle -- Xochimilco: "Short on days to celebrate our fiestas" -- Ocotepec: "Not letting the city eat this town up" -- T etecala: "Here mangos used to be like gold" -- Kitchenspace narratives -- Women of Tetecala: "You have to be ingenious in the kitchen!" -- Wom en of Xochimilco: "It is better for the pots to awaken upside down" -- Women of Ocotepec: "We used to have a lot of pigs" -- Food for thought -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
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