Chocolate Nations: Living and Dying for Cocoa in West Africa

by Órla Ryan

Book Overview

Chocolate - the very word conjures up a hint of the forbidden and a taste of the decadent. Yet the story behind the chocolate bar is rarely one of luxury.

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780323093
• ISBN13: 9781780323091
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.7"