The BitterSweet World of Chocolate

by Nikki van der Gaag and Troth Wells

Book Overview

Long before cocoa beans were turned into sleek bars of chocolate, Aztec and Mayan people in Central America used them as money. This book illustrates the pain and pleasure of chocolate, from the cocoa producers to the chocoholics; from the early history to today's world, with a look at advertising and seduction along the way; and from the might of Big Chocolate to the gathering force of fair trade. The book includes plenty of colour photos and 40...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904456251
• ISBN13: 9781904456254
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: New Internationalist
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 8.6"