Corn Meets Maize: Food Movements and Markets in Mexico (Lauren E. Baker) Native American From the humble hotplate of

From the humble hotplate of her one-room apartment to the crowded kitchens of bustling parties

and the queen of the mezze table

and entertaining a breeze

Smith traveled the coastline

memorable evocations of the French countryside

Corn Meets Maize: Food Movements and Markets in Mexico (Lauren E. Baker) Native American From the humble hotplate ofThis compelling book explores the intimate connections between people and plants, agriculture and cooking, and the practical work of building local food networks and transnational social movements. Lauren E. Baker uses corn and maize to consider central debates about food security and food sovereignty, biodiversity and biotechnology, culture and nature, as well as globalization and local responses, in Mexico and beyond. For the author, corn symbolizes