Gastropolitics and the Specter of Race Stories of Capital, Culture, and Coloniality in Peru - California Studies in Food and Culture

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.  

ISBN:	9780520301894
Publisher:	University of California Press
Imprint:	University of California Press
Published date:	15 Mar 2021
DEWEY:	394.120985
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	xix, 291
Weight:	590g
Height:	229mm
Width:	152mm
Spine width:	25mm

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