Sacred Gifts, Profane Pleasures: A History of Tobacco and Chocolate in the Atlantic World by Norton, Marcy - 2008

Cornell University Press, 2008-08-20. Hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Scattered underlining and markings. <br> "Marcy Norton's fascinating, beautifully illustrated, and deeply researched book traces the history of chocolate and tobacco as each crossed the Atlantic in the early modern era. Sacred Gifts, Profane Pleasures draws on a rich and varied array of sources, including artwork, shipping registers, religious treatises, medical manuals, Inquisition records, and poetry. Norton delineates how Iberians emulated and adapted American habits as they sought to fit tobacco and chocolate into their religious worldviews, medical practices, habits of sociability, and economic systems. This original and pathbreaking work deserves a wide readership." - Alison Games, Georgetown University

Cornell University Press, 2008. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9780801444937

Hardback. New. <p>Before Columbus's fateful voyage in 1492, no European had ever seen, much less tasted, tobacco or chocolate. Initially dismissed as dry leaves and an odd Indian drink, these two commodities came to conquer Europe. This book explores that process.</p>

Cornell Univ Pr, 2008. Hardcover. New. 334 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches.

Cornell University Press. Hardcover. New. 9x6x1.