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Chocolate nations : living and dying for cocoa in West Africa / Órla Ryan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ryan, Orla, author.
- Series:
- African arguments.
- African arguments
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cocoa trade--Ghana.
- Cocoa trade.
- Cocoa trade--Côte d'Ivoire.
- Cocoa trade--Africa, West.
- Cacao growers--Ghana--Economic conditions.
- Cacao growers.
- Cacao growers--Côte d'Ivoire--Economic conditions.
- Cacao growers--Africa, West--Economic conditions.
- Chocolate.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (194 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Distribution:
- [London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Zed Books, ©2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- From the thousands of children who work on plantations to the smallholders who harvest the beans, Chocolate Nations reveals the hard economic realities of our favourite sweet. This vivid and gripping exploration of the reasons behind farmer poverty includes the human stories of the producers and traders at the heart of the West African industry. Provocative and eye-opening, Chocolate Nations exposes the true story of how the treat we love makes it onto our supermarket shelves.
- Contents:
- Ghana is cocoa
- Cocoa wars
- Child labour
- Follow the money
- From bean to bar
- Fairtrade myths and reality
- Trading games
- Building a sustainable future.
- Notes:
- "In association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, Social Science Research Council."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-174) and index.
- Print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786613011381
- 9781350219151
- 1350219150
- 9781283011389
- 1283011387
- 9781848135406
- 1848135408
- OCLC:
- 709715326
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