Crafting the Culture and History of French Chocolate

by Susan J. Terrio and Susan J. Terrio

Book Overview

This absorbing narrative follows the craft community of French chocolatiers-members of a tiny group experiencing intensive international competition-as they struggle to ensure the survival of their businesses. Susan J. Terrio moves easily among ethnography, history, theory, and vignette, telling a story that challenges conventional views of craft work, associational forms, and training models in late capitalism. She enters the world of Parisian craft...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520221265
• ISBN13: 9780520221260
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"