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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
W G Clarence-Smith |
| ISBN: | 0415215765 9780415215763 9780203461860 020346186X |
| OCLC Number: | 43913171 |
| Description: | xiv, 319 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 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 -- Appendix 1: Cocoa prices -- Appendix 2: Cocoa exports -- Appendix 3: Cocoa output in selected countries and decades -- Appendix 4: Weights, measures and currency -- Appendix 5: Maps |
| Responsibility: | William Gervase Clarence-Smith. |
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'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<br><br>'This is an impressive book, realistically optimistic in its vision and profoundly humane in its conclusions.' ? Journal of African History Read more...
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