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From Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Chocolat, from romantic gift to guilty indulgence, chocolate has a special place in Western popular culture. But what are the hidden histories behind this luxurious commodity? This book examines chocolate production from cocoa bean to chocolate box, illuminating the dynamics of gender, race and empire which have structured the cocoa chain. Using a varied range of sources, and drawing on the author's own relationship to the industry, this book reconnects the people and places at different stages of chocolate production. Emma Robertson stresses the need to recognise the complex histories of empire and labour which have made such pleasurable consumption possible. Chocolate, women and empire offers exciting new insights into the lives of women workers in a global industry. It will be invaluable to historians of British imperialism as well as to students of Women's and Gender Studies, Cultural Studies and Business Studies.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Social groups

• Full title: Chocolate, Women and Empire
• Subtitle: A Social and Cultural History
• Author: Emma Robertson
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264
• EAN: 9780719090059
• ISBN: 0719090059
• ID: 01331767
• Publisher: MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS
• Weight: 408 g
• Dimensions: 157 × 233 × 14 mm
• Date of publishing: 31. August 2013

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