Chocolate has been one of mankind's obsessions for centuries. The history of cacao and chocolate-making leads from Mexico to Spain and then France, Austria, Switzerland, and Belgium, while its consumption is universal. This collection examines chocolate's history as well as its use in literature, art, music, and folklore, as a subject for psychology and childrearing, and as an important product for business. In addition, recipes for novel and tasty uses of chocolate are provided. While chocolate may be seen as food of the gods, it is consumed around the world by all ages and classes. This is an intriguing book for scholars in many fields and for those interested in the history of food and their favorite sweet.
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Chocolate has been one of mankind's obsessions for centuries. This collection examines the history of cacao and chocolate-making—its use in literature, art, music, and folklore, as a subject for psychology and childrearing, and as an important product for business.
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ALEX SZOGYI is Professor of French and Comparative Literature at Hunter College/City University of New York.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Scholarly Conference Collection - Good, but too Expensive,
By Tegan (Washington State) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chocolate: Food of the Gods (Contributions in Intercultural and Comparative Studies) (Kindle Edition)
This is a collection of 19 presentations on Chocolate given at the Hofstra's scholarly conference "Chocolate: Food of the Gods" and published in 1997. The essays are wonderful and interesting, and have a lot of great information, but the price of the book is going to drive away any casual readers. If you have a hankering to read this one, you might want to check out your library first and make sure the book is worth the price to you.
NOTE: The price as of this writing is over $80 for the Kindle version and over $100 for the Hardcover. If the price goes down significantly, up the stars to four. It's good reading for chocolate lovers who happen to be scholarly, but is set at scholarly prices that put it out of the range of casual readers.
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Chocolate is a consuming passion in the United States. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cacao industry, chocolate grinder, cacao orchard, cacao cultivation, chocolate manufacture, chocolate consumption, chocolate industry, chocolate production, frozen novelties, chocolate soldier, containing chocolate, cacao trees, chocolate liquor, suboptimal strategy, imperfect rationality, entrepreneurial dream, cocoa industry, butter crunch, cacao beans, psychological addiction, cocoa beans Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Marcel Duchamp, The Large Glass, United States, New World, Harbor Sweets, Marquis de Sade, Department of Agriculture, Gold Coast, Department of Commerce, Fanny Farmer, Salvador Dali, South America, The Bride Stripped Bare, West Africa, Old World, Publishing Company, Government Printing Office, Ivory Coast, World War, Classic Maya, Major Petkoff, Middle America, Tristan Tzara, Der Tapfere Soldat New!
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Chocolate is a consuming passion in the United States. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cacao industry, chocolate grinder, cacao orchard, cacao cultivation, chocolate manufacture, chocolate consumption, chocolate industry, chocolate production, frozen novelties, chocolate soldier, containing chocolate, cacao trees, chocolate liquor, suboptimal strategy, imperfect rationality, entrepreneurial dream, cocoa industry, butter crunch, cacao beans, psychological addiction, cocoa beans Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Marcel Duchamp, The Large Glass, United States, New World, Harbor Sweets, Marquis de Sade, Department of Agriculture, Gold Coast, Department of Commerce, Fanny Farmer, Salvador Dali, South America, The Bride Stripped Bare, West Africa, Old World, Publishing Company, Government Printing Office, Ivory Coast, World War, Classic Maya, Major Petkoff, Middle America, Tristan Tzara, Der Tapfere Soldat New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Arms and the Man (Dover Thrift Editions) by George Bernard Shaw on page 4 (1), page 4 (2), and page 4 (3)
- Chocolate: An Illustrated History by Marcia Morton on page 4, page 179, and page 181
- The Chocolate Bible by Adrianne. Marcus on page 175, page 180, and page 181
- Chocolate, Cocoa, and Confectionery : Science and Technology by Bernard W. Minifie on page 179, and page 181
- The True History of Chocolate by Sophie D. Coe on page 162, and Back Matter
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- Chocolate Fads, Folklore, & Fantasies: 1,000+ Chunks of Chocolate Information (Haworth Popular Culture) by Frank Hoffmann on page 203
- Indulgence: One Man's Selfless Search for the Best Chocolate in the World by Paul Richardson in Back Matter
- Chocolate Fads, Folklore, & Fantasies: 1,000+ Chunks of Chocolate Information by Frank Hoffmann on page 203
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