The Taco Truck: How Mexican Street Food Is Transforming the American City

by Robert Lemon

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Icons of Mexican cultural identity and America's melting pot ideal, taco trucks have transformed cityscapes from coast to coast. The taco truck radiates Mexican culture within non-Mexican spaces with a presence--sometimes desired, sometimes resented--that turns a public street corner into a bustling business.

Drawing on interviews with taco truck workers and his own skills as a geographer, Robert Lemon illuminates new truths about foodways, community,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0252084233

ISBN13:9780252084232

Release Date:May 2019

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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