Control and Resistance

This highly original book addresses the understudied connection between food and authoritarian control during the Franco regime.

Lara Anderson is convenor of the Spanish & Latin American Studies program at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

"Control and Resistance is an important work in the study of modern Spain’s ‘foodways’ (food in relation to culture and gastronomy) and its intersection with the country’s history, politics and culture. The research is solid, and the texts examined will inspire further research."

Eugenia Afinoguénova, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Marquette University:

"Control and Resistance closes a huge gap in our understanding of Francoism and brings a wealth of previously unexplored primary sources and a rich repertoire of new theoretical tools into the field of study of Spanish Cultural Studies. It also ties together the issues of patriarchy, social control, domesticity, textuality, and nation-building, all through the exciting and under-researched set of sources."