Quinoa

Linda J. Seligmann is professor emerita of anthropology at George Mason University. Her books include Broken Links, Enduring Ties: American Adoption across Race, Class, and Nation and Peruvian Street Lives: Culture, Power, and Economy among Market Women of Cuzco.

Acknowledgments Introduction: Quinoa Prospects Part One. Backstories: Land Struggles, the Allure of Infrastructure, and Development Desires in Huanoquite Chapter 1. Agrarian Reform, Revolution, and Reversals Chapter 2. The Power and Seduction of Infrastructure Chapter 3. Contesting Development, Alternative Paths Part Two. Soup and Superfood: The Politics of Quinoa Production and Consumption Chapter 4. The Expansion of Quinoa Production Chapter 5. Food Sovereignty, Food Security, and Sustainability Chapter 6. To Be Strong and Healthy Chapter 7. Voracious Consumption Conclusion: Pragmatic Spirituality and Quinoa Desires Notes References Index

"Linda J. Seligmann's book brilliantly examines the role of the superfood quinoa in and on a local Andean community, exploring gender relationships, local production systems, and the communal sense of place, as these phenomena intersect with the nation state and global capitalism."--William P. Mitchell, author of Voices from the Global Margin: Confronting Poverty and Inventing New Lives in the Andes