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Chocolate islands
Book • 2012
Chocolate Islands traces the early-twentieth-century journey of Englishman Joseph Burtt, who was hired by Cadbury Brothers Limited to investigate allegations of slave labor in the cocoa plantations of São Tomé and Príncipe, Angola, and Mozambique.
Drawing on archival sources from Portugal, the UK, and Africa, Catherine Higgs explores the complex intersections of colonialism, slavery, race, and humanitarian activism.
The book reveals how idealism, naivety, and racism shaped attitudes toward Africa and labor practices during the colonial era.
Drawing on archival sources from Portugal, the UK, and Africa, Catherine Higgs explores the complex intersections of colonialism, slavery, race, and humanitarian activism.
The book reveals how idealism, naivety, and racism shaped attitudes toward Africa and labor practices during the colonial era.
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The Bitter History of Chocolate
