{"product_id":"chocolate-nations-rla-ryan-9781848130043","title":"Chocolate Nations: Living and Dying for Cocoa in West Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eChocolate - the very word conjures up a hint of the forbidden and a taste of the decadent. Yet the story behind the chocolate bar is rarely one of luxury. From the thousands of children who work on plantations to the smallholders who harvest the beans, \u003cem\u003eChocolate Nations\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the hard economic realities of our favourite sweet. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This vivid and gripping exploration of the reasons behind farmer poverty includes the human stories of the producers and traders at the heart of the West African industry. Orla Ryan shows that only a tiny fraction of the cash we pay for a chocolate bar actually makes it back to the farmers, and sheds light on what Fair Trade really means on the ground. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Provocative and eye-opening, \u003cem\u003eChocolate Nations\u003c\/em\u003e exposes the true story of how the treat we love makes it on to our supermarket shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Orla Ryan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 184813004X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848130043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 7.49w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011","brand":"Orla Ryan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43938969714943,"sku":"9781848130043","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4c291da6-4a8f-4909-b9a3-05cef3eccfd3.jpg?v=1681438740","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chocolate-nations-rla-ryan-9781848130043","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}