{"product_id":"chocolate-erin-alice-cowling-9781487527204","title":"Chocolate: How a New World Commodity Conquered Spanish Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn terms of its popularity, as well as its production, chocolate was among the first foods to travel from the New World to Spain. \u003ci\u003eChocolate: How a New World Commodity Conquered Spanish Literature\u003c\/i\u003e considers chocolate as an object of collective memory used to bridge the transatlantic gap through Spanish literary works of the early modern period, tracing the mention of chocolate from indigenous legends and early chronicles of the conquistadors to the theatre and literature of Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book considers a variety of perspectives and material cultures, such as the pre-Colombian conception of chocolate, the commercial enterprise surrounding chocolate, and the darker side of chocolate's connections to witchcraft and sex. Encapsulating both historical and literary interests, \u003ci\u003eChocolate\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to anyone interested in the global history of chocolate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erin Alice Cowling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487527209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487527204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 5.98w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2022","brand":"Erin Alice Cowling","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043715576063,"sku":"9781487527204","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e46f4cf9-2668-4ed4-9b94-542390413650.jpg?v=1684968739","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chocolate-erin-alice-cowling-9781487527204","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}