Bakers and Basques: A Social History of Bread in Mexico

by Robert Weis

Mexico City's colorful panaderias (bakeries) have long been vital neighborhood institutions. They were also crucial sites where labor, subsistence, and politics collided. From the 1880s well into the twentieth century, Basque immigrants dominated the bread trade, to the detriment of small Mexican bakers. By taking us inside the panaderia, into the heart of bread strikes, and through government halls, Robert Weis reveals why authorities and organized...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826351468
• ISBN13: 9780826351463
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"