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Author Gaytán, Marie Sarita, 1974- author.

Title Tequila! : distilling the spirit of Mexico / Marie Sarita Gaytán.

Publication Info. Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- Fermenting struggles : pulque, mezcal, and tequila -- Intoxicating icons : Pancho Villa, masculinity, and U.S.-Mexican relations -- Gendering mexicanidad and commercializing consumption : tequila and the comedia ranchera -- Touring tequila and harvesting heritage : the past's enduring presence -- Pursuing prestige : regulation, resistance, and the limits of Mexican authenticity -- Consuming complexity : tequila talk in Mexico and the United States -- Coda.
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Summary Italy has grappa, Russia has vodka, Jamaica has rum. Around the world, certain drinks-especially those of the intoxicating kind-are synonymous with their peoples and cultures. For Mexico, this drink is tequila. For many, tequila can conjure up scenes of body shots on Cancún bars and coolly garnished margaritas on sandy beaches. Its power is equally strong within Mexico, though there the drink is more often sipped rather than shot, enjoyed casually among friends, and used to commemorate occasions from the everyday to the sacred. Despite these competing images, tequila is universally regarded as.
Subject Tequila -- Mexico -- History.
Alcoholic beverages -- Mexico -- History.
Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Mexico -- History.
National characteristics, Mexican.
Alcoholic beverages. (OCoLC)fst00804377
Drinking of alcoholic beverages. (OCoLC)fst00898212
National characteristics, Mexican. (OCoLC)fst01033477
Tequila. (OCoLC)fst01147786
Mexico. (OCoLC)fst01211700
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Food Science.
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Added Title Distilling the spirit of Mexico
Other Form: Print version: Gaytán, Marie Sarita, 1974- ̕¡Tequila! Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2014] 9780804788076 (DLC) 2014010117 (OCoLC)881386485
ISBN 9780804793100 (electronic bk.)
0804793107 (electronic bk.)
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