Rebecca Earle: The Body of the Conquistador. Food, Race and the Colonial Experience in Spanish America, 1492-1700

Authors

  • Vicky Hayward Independent Scholar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27753

Keywords:

Food, Race, Colonial Experience, Spanish America, Spain

Abstract

Rebecca Earle: The Body of the Conquistador. Food, Race and the Colonial Experience in Spanish America, 1492-1700: Cambridge University Press, 2013: 278 pp., paperback, £21.99.

Author Biography

  • Vicky Hayward, Independent Scholar

    Vicky Hayward lives in Madrid and has written in Spain and other countries about food matters. Her edition and translation of Juan Altamiras was published in 2017. The essay printed below received a special commendation from the judges of this year’s Sophie Coe Prize.

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Published

2022-12-01

Issue

PPC 124 (2022)

Section

Book Reviews

How to Cite

Hayward, Vicky. 2022. “Rebecca Earle: The Body of the Conquistador. Food, Race and the Colonial Experience in Spanish America, 1492-1700”. Petits Propos Culinaires, December, 121-23. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27753.