- Published: 8 September 2017
- ISBN: 9780262534079
- Imprint: MIT Press Academic
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 346
- RRP: $59.99
Food Trucks, Cultural Identity, and Social Justice
From Loncheras to Lobsta Love
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- Published: 8 September 2017
- ISBN: 9780262534079
- Imprint: MIT Press Academic
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 346
- RRP: $59.99
The greatest strength of this book is its use of food trucks as a lens through which to analyze the racialized political economies of changing foodscapes. The historical connections between immigrant food vendors and creative-class entrepreneurs, and their differential treatment by city officials, are resoundingly clear, as are the abilities of non-profit organizations, community development corporations, and vendors themselves to mitigate and resist these disparities.—Antipode—