bread politics. As someone trained in subjects like Latin American history and anthropology and the political economy of Third World agriculture, however, I had no idea what that might mean. Figuring it out has taken lots of help from many people. Special thanks go to Melanie DuPuis, Susanne Freidberg, and Julie Guthman. My thoughts about food politics emerged out of numerous conversations with them, and all three offered valuable comments on parts of the book at different stages. I also owe a great debt to Paul Apostolidis, Jennifer Boyden, Rachel Hope Cleves, and Johanna Stoberock. Their critiques of an early version of the manuscript proved to be a turning point in the process of writing this book. Many other people offered comments, suggestions, support, and inspiration along the way. I’d particularly like to thank Warren Belasco, Charlotte Biltekoff, Carolyn de la Peña, Julia Ireland, Jake Kosek, Heather Paxson, Jason Pribilsky, Gary Rollefson, William Rubel, Nathan Sayre, Lynn Sharp, Kyla Wazana Tompkins, Helen Veit, Dan Vernon, and Robert Weis.
