Kitchenspace : women, fiestas, and everyday life in central Mexico

Kitchenspace : women, fiestas, and everyday life in central Mexico / Maria Elisa Christie ; foreword by Mary Weismantel.

Author/creator	Christie, Maria Elisa
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	Austin : University of Texas Press, 2008.
Description	xxiv, 308 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	Fasts and feasts--Mexico. Kitchens--Mexico. Social networks--Mexico. Women--Mexico --Social conditions. Mexico--Social life and customs.

Series	Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture. ^A505316
Contents	Foreword: At the kitchen table / Mary Weismantel -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- A taste of three places -- Introduction -- Points of departure -- Women of the circle -- Xochimilco: "Short on days to celebrate our fiestas" -- Ocotepec: "Not letting the city eat this town up" -- Tetecala: "Here mangos used to be like gold" -- Kitchenspace narratives -- Women of Tetecala: "You have to be ingenious in the kitchen!" -- Women 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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-294) and index.
LCCN	2007038703
ISBN	9780292717947 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0292717946 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	GT 4814.A2 C47 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold