Sacred gifts, profane, pleasures : a history of tobacco and chocolate in the Atlantic world

Sacred gifts, profane, pleasures : a history of tobacco and chocolate in the Atlantic world / Marcy Norton.

Author/creator	Norton, Marcy
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.
Description	xiv, 334 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Tobacco use--Latin America --History. Tobacco use--Europe --History. Tobacco industry--Latin America --History. Tobacco industry--Europe --History. Chocolate--Latin America --History. Chocolate--Europe --History. Chocolate industry--Latin America --History. Chocolate industry--Europe --History. Europe--Civilization --Latin American influences. Latin America--Civilization --European influences.

Contents	Experiencing the sacred and the social -- Encountering novelties -- Adapting under colonialism -- Going native -- Learning from Indians -- Enduring idolatry -- Commodifying across the Atlantic -- Consuming rituals -- Monopolizing vice -- Enchanting the profane -- Epilogue : globalization, gateways, and transformations.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-320) and index.
LCCN	2008012196
ISBN	9780801444937 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0801444934 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HV 5770.L29 N67 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold