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Author Wynne, Lauren A., author.

Title Predictable pleasures : food and the pursuit of balance in rural Yucatán / Lauren A. Wynne
Published Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 192 pages)
Series At table
At table series.
Contents Cover -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Force with Which We Live -- 2. Giving Life to Ourselves -- 3. If It Tastes Good -- 4. So That We Won't Die -- 5. Put a Little Salt -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About Lauren A. Wynne -- Series List -- Bison Books Editions
Summary "Wynne examines the centrality of food in rural Yucatán and how residents practice care, as exercised through food, to negotiate anxieties, achieve desired bodily and social status, and maintain valued cultural forms"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 17, 2020)
Subject Food habits -- Yucatán Peninsula
Food habits -- Mexico -- Yucatán (State)
Food preferences -- Yucatán Peninsula
Food preferences -- Mexico -- Yucatán (State)
Mayas -- Food
Indians of Mexico -- Food
HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico.
Food habits
Food preferences
Indians of Mexico -- Food
Manners and customs
Mayas -- Food
SUBJECT Yucatán Peninsula -- Social life and customs
Yucatán (Mexico : State) -- Social life and customs
Subject Central America -- Yucatán Peninsula
Mexico -- Yucatán (State)
Form Electronic book
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