Bitter Chocolate [electronic resource] : Investigating the Dark Side of the World's Most Seductive Sweet
Carol Off2010
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Award-winning author and broadcaster Carol Off reveals the fascinating - and
often horrifying - stories behind our desire for all things chocolate.
Whether it's part of a Hallowe'en haul, the contents of a heart-shaped box or
just a candy bar stashed in a desk drawer, chocolate is synonymous with
pleasures both simple and indulgent. But behind the sweet image is a long
history of exploitation. In the eighteenth century the European aristocracy went
wild for the Aztec delicacy. In later years, colonial territories were ravaged
and slaves imported in droves as native populations died out under the strain of
feeding the world's appetite for chocolate.
Carol Off traces the origins of the cocoa craze and follows chocolate's
evolution under such overseers as Hershey, Cadbury and Mars. In Côte d'Ivoire,
the West African nation that produces nearly half of the world's cocoa beans,
she follows a dark and dangerous seam of greed. Against a backdrop of civil war
and corruption, d...
Main title:
Author:
Carol Off, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Vintage Canada, 2010
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (336 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780307370792
Language:
English
BRN:
434966
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