Sacred Gifts, Profane Pleasures

Author	: Marcy Norton
Publisher	:
Total Pages	: 334
Release	: 2010-01
ISBN-10	: 0801476321
ISBN-13	: 9780801476327
Rating	: 4/5 (327 Downloads)

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Download or read book Sacred Gifts, Profane Pleasures written by Marcy Norton and published by . This book was released on 2010-01 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces European encounters and use of tobacco and cacao and its eventual commodification into a major business from the earliest period through the seventeenth century.

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