Empire, Political Economy, and the Diffusion of Chocolate in the - Atlantic Worl

List of contents

Introduction 1. Reorganizing Interregional and Atlantic Trade (1710s – 1770s) 2. Civilizing Chocolate: Cultural Appropriation and Imperial Political Economy (1690s – 1790s) 3. From Cocoa to Chocolate: The Making of a Spanish Artisanal Industry (1720s – 1770s) 4. Bourbon Reformism, Public Debate and New Forms of Sociability (1730s – 1790s) 5. Social Geography of Chocolate’s Spread in Spain (1690s – 1790s) 6. Epilogue: Resilience and Boomerang Effects (1770s – 1790s)

About the author

Irene Fattacciu is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of La Tuscia, Italy.

Summary

This book follows the red thread of cocoa / chocolate through geographically dispersed social and economic networks within the Spanish empire to investigate the mechanisms of its diffusion, as well as its role in promoting both democratization of consumption and economic growth in the 18th century.

Product details

• Authors: Irene Fattacciu, Irene (University of La Tuscia Fattacciu
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9780367859510
• ISBN: 978-0-367-85951-0
• No. of pages: 206
• Series: Early Modern Iberian History in Global Contexts
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, General & world history, Economic history, c 1500 onwards to present day, Social and cultural history, General and world history, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards