| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 205 pages) illustrations, map |
| Series |
Early Modern Iberian History in Global Contexts Ser |
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Early Modern Iberian History in Global Contexts Ser
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| Contents |
Reorganizing interregional and Atlantic trade (1710s-1770s) -- Civilizing chocolate : cultural appropriation and imperial political economy (1690s-1790s) -- From cocoa to chocolate : the making of a Spanish artisanal industry (1720s-1770s) -- Bourbon reformism, public debate and new forms of sociability (1730s-1790s) -- Social geography of chocolate's spread in Spain (1690s-1790s) -- Epilogue : resilience and boomerang effects (1770s-1790s) |
| Summary |
"Chocolate is one of the most visible examples of how a deeply exotic consumer product penetrating our daily lives fascinated Europeans during the Early Modern period. Today, over fifty percent of the four million tons of cocoa produced globally come from Sub-Saharan Africa. Ecuadorian cocoa, on the other hand, is considered premium quality. Yet the fact that Ecuadorian cocoa is preferred by today's artisanal chocolate makers is one of history's ironic turns. During the eighteenth century, production and exports of Ecuadorian cocoa dramatically expanded due to its fast growth rate, high yield and low price, though certainly not due to its qualities of taste. This book analyzes the transition of chocolate from an exotic curiosity to an Atlantic commodity. It shows how local, inter-regional, and Atlantic markets interacted with one another and with imperial political economies. It explains how these interactions, intertwined with the resilience of local artisanal production, promoted the partial democratization of chocolate consumption as well as economic growth"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Irene Fattacciu is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of La Tuscia, Italy |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 05, 2020) |
| Subject |
Cocoa trade -- Ecuador -- History
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Cocoa trade -- Atlantic Ocean Region -- History
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HISTORY / General
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Cocoa trade
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Commerce
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| SUBJECT |
Atlantic Ocean Region -- Commerce -- History
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| Subject |
Atlantic Ocean Region
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Ecuador
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019055324 |
| ISBN |
9781000036534 |
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1000036537 |
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9781003015956 |
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1003015956 |
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9781000036510 |
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1000036510 |
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9781000036527 |
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1000036529 |
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