Cocoa and Chocolate, 1765-1914

ISBN-13: 9780415215763 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 336 str.

William G. Clarence-Smith; W. G. Clarence-Smith

Opis

This work charts the economic consequences of the addition of chocolate to Western diets, and the consequent boom in cocoa sales, over 150 years. While the cocoa boom might have been expected to transform the economic conditions of the cocoa producers from rural poverty into prosperity, it somehow failed to achieve this. This study examines all aspects of the history of cocoa and chocolate and the effect of these commodities globally. William Gervase Clarence-Smith looks at the effects of increased production of cocoa on the environment and on land distribution, at the coercion of labour to work the plantations, at the manufacture of chocolate, at taxation and at consumption.

Recenzje

'An extremely valuable account of the world history of cocoa and chocolate in the long nineteenth century which sheds new light on a number of aspects.' – Bulletin of the German Historical Institute, London

'This is an impressive book, realistically optimistic in its vision and profoundly humane in its conclusions.' –  Journal of African History

''[An] impressive study.' –  Latin American Studies

Spis treści

1 The commodity chain 2 The consumption of chocolate 3 Taxation, regulation and war 4 The chocolate industry 5 Commercialisation and credit 6 Access to forested land 7 Modes of cultivation 8 Coerced and free labour, Conclusion: Lessons from the past

O autorze

William Gervase Clarence-Smith (Author)