{"product_id":"chocolate-on-trial-lowell-j-satre-9780821416259","title":"Chocolate on Trial: Slavery, Politics, and the Ethics of Business","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the turn of the twentieth century, Cadbury Bros. Ltd. was a successful, Quaker-owned chocolate manufacturer in Birmingham, England, celebrated for its model village, modern factory, and concern for employees. In 1901 the firm learned that its cocoa beans, purchased from Portuguese plantations on the island of São Tomé off West Africa, were produced by slave labor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChocolate on Trial: Slavery, Politics, and the Ethics of Business\u003c\/i\u003e is a lively and highly readable account of the events surrounding the libel trial in which Cadbury Bros. sued the London \u003ci\u003eStandard\u003c\/i\u003e over the newspaper's accusation that the firm was hypocritical in its use of slave-grown cocoa. Lowell J. Satre probes issues as compelling now as they were a century ago: globalization, corporate social responsibility, journalistic sensationalism, and devious diplomacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSatre illuminates the stubborn persistence of the institution of slavery and shows how Cadbury, a company with a well-regarded brand name from the nineteenth century, faced ethical dilemmas and challenges to its record for social responsibility. \u003ci\u003eChocolate on Trial\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life the age-old conflict between economic interests and regard for the dignity of human life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lowell J. Satre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0821416251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780821416259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.48w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2005 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/19\/2009","brand":"Lowell J. Satre","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086964863231,"sku":"9780821416259","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_681cc4c5-9459-4340-8598-7f129a470847.jpg?v=1769097518","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chocolate-on-trial-lowell-j-satre-9780821416259","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}