Chocolate has long been a favorite indulgence. But behind every chocolate bar we unwrap, there is a world of power struggles and political maneuvering over its most important ingredient: cocoa.

In this incisive book, Kristy Leissle reveals how cocoa, which brings pleasure and wealth to relatively few, depends upon an extensive global trade system that exploits the labor of five million growers, as well as countless other workers and vulnerable groups. The reality of this dramatic inequity, she explains, is often masked by the social, cultural, emotional, and economic values humans have placed upon cocoa from its earliest cultivation in Mesoamerica to the present day. Tracing the cocoa value chain from farms in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean, through to chocolate factories in Europe and North America, Leissle shows how cocoa has been used as a political tool to wield power over others.

Magnify your understanding of histology with Color Atlas and Text of Histology –the student’s go-to tool for histology mastery!
The Seventh Edition of this text and atlas combines traditional topics with modern research to provide medical, dental, allied health, and biology students with a concise review of all of the major tissue classes and body systems. Consistent presentation of histologic plates comprising relevant concise text and photomicrographs facilitates understanding as well as review both for in-class and licensing examinations. Helpful explanatory text in each chapter includes Introductions, new Histophysiology sections, Clinical Considerations, and Summaries of Histological Organization. Numerous tables have also been added to make the material easier to grasp. This atlas features more than 700 vivid, full-color and high-quality photomicrographs, scanning electron micrographs, and schematic illustrations to give students the full histologic picture.
New to the seventh edition:

Revised and updated text ensures that each chapter offers the most current histology and related concepts.
Reorganized chapter content clearly delineates morphology and histophysiology sections.
Expanded Histologic Techniques chapter elucidates various stains and techniques.
Abundant tables organize related topics for quick, easy absorption and review.
Clinical Considerations with clinical images demonstrate the link between histology and pathophysiology.
Full-page Graphics provide a representational orientation before zooming in on micrographs.
Helpful full-color thumbnail drawings complement micrographs for enhanced interpretation.
New appendix helps students distinguish between tissues that resemble each other.
New Review Plates at the end of each chapter.

An interactive question bank of multiple-choice review questions is available for students via thePoint.