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The True History of Chocolate
Sophie D. Coe
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Description for The True History of Chocolate
Paperback. Chocolate the food of the Gods has had a long and eventful history. This book includes data on the first cultivation of the cacao tree in the northwest Amazon, and the discovery of the chocolate process in southern Mesoamerica, long before the rise of the Olmecs. Num Pages: 280 pages, 99 illustrations, 14 in colour. BIC Classification: HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
Chocolate – ‘the food of the Gods’ – has had a long and eventful history. Its story is expertly told here by the doyen of Maya studies, Michael Coe, and his late wife, Sophie. The book begins 3,000 years ago in the Mexican jungles and goes on to draw on aspects of archaeology, botany and socio-economics. Used as currency and traded by the Aztecs, chocolate arrived in Europe via the conquistadors, and was soon a favourite drink with aristocrats. By the 19th century and industrialization, chocolate became a food for the masses – until its revival in our own time ... Read more
Chocolate – ‘the food of the Gods’ – has had a long and eventful history. Its story is expertly told here by the doyen of Maya studies, Michael Coe, and his late wife, Sophie. The book begins 3,000 years ago in the Mexican jungles and goes on to draw on aspects of archaeology, botany and socio-economics. Used as currency and traded by the Aztecs, chocolate arrived in Europe via the conquistadors, and was soon a favourite drink with aristocrats. By the 19th century and industrialization, chocolate became a food for the masses – until its revival in our own time ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
557g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500290682
SKU
V9780500290682
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About Sophie D. Coe
Sophie D. Coe, an anthropologist and food historian, was the author of America’s First Cuisines.
Reviews for The True History of Chocolate
'A splendid treat' - New York Review of Books 'Begins with the origins of the cacao tree and follows the story up to today’s mass-produced chocolate candy and its expensive boutique counterparts ... A pleasure, not just for chocoholics but for anyone who enjoys lively, thorough historical sleuthing via the printed page' - Gourmet 'Exceptionally interesting throughout' - Washington Post ... Read more