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Sausage Rebellion
Jeffrey M. Pilcher
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Description for Sausage Rebellion
Paperback. Through a detailed examination of meat provisioning, this book highlights the process of industrialisation in the final two decades of the Porfirio Diaz dictatorship and the popular origins of the Revolution of 1910 in Mexico City. It also examines revolutionary resistance, including strikes and assassination attempts on the foreign managers. Num Pages: 244 pages, b/w illus & maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; HBTK; KNDF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
One of the great food fads of the 1980s, fajitas, brought widespread acclaim to Tex-Mex restaurants, but this novelty was simply the traditional Mexican method of preparing beef. Hispanic carne asada, thin cuts of freshly slaughtered meat cooked briefly on a hot grill, differed dramatically from thick Anglo-American steaks and roasts, which were aged to tenderise the meat. When investors sought to import the Chicago model of centralised meatpacking and refrigerated railroad distribution, these cultural preferences for freshness inspired widespread opposition by Mexican butchers and consumers alike, culminating in a veritable 'sausage rebellion'. Through a detailed examination of meat provisioning, ... Read more
One of the great food fads of the 1980s, fajitas, brought widespread acclaim to Tex-Mex restaurants, but this novelty was simply the traditional Mexican method of preparing beef. Hispanic carne asada, thin cuts of freshly slaughtered meat cooked briefly on a hot grill, differed dramatically from thick Anglo-American steaks and roasts, which were aged to tenderise the meat. When investors sought to import the Chicago model of centralised meatpacking and refrigerated railroad distribution, these cultural preferences for freshness inspired widespread opposition by Mexican butchers and consumers alike, culminating in a veritable 'sausage rebellion'. Through a detailed examination of meat provisioning, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826337962
SKU
V9780826337962
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