Books by Teresa M. Mares
“Teresa lays bare the sacrifices that farm workers make to produce Vermont’s most important agricultural product—milk. Mares is an anthropologist, so her work is based on participant observation.” Read more...
The best books on Food Studies
Matt Garcia, Historian
Interviews where books by Teresa M. Mares were recommended
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Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England
by William Cronon -
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Nature’s Perfect Food
by E. Melanie Dupuis -
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Flavors of Empire: Food and the Making of Thai America
by Mark Padoongpatt -
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Life on the Other Border: Farmworkers and Food Justice in Vermont
by Teresa M. Mares -
5
Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
by Marcia Chatelain
The best books on Food Studies, recommended by Matt Garcia
The best books on Food Studies, recommended by Matt Garcia
Matt Garcia, Professor of Latin American, Latino & Caribbean Studies & History at Dartmouth College, discusses the production of primary foods in the United States and globally—a field that has often been ignored by historians and by society. He recommends five books to learn more about food studies, with particular attention to agricultural workers, often among the most marginalized and least protected members of the US labor force.
