Sacred gifts, profane, pleasures : a history of tobacco and chocolate in the Atlantic world / Marcy Norton.

Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2008.

xiv, 334 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Experiencing the sacred and the social -- Encountering novelties -- Adapting under colonialism -- Going native -- Learning from Indians -- Enduring idolatry -- Commodifying across the Atlantic -- Consuming rituals -- Monopolizing vice -- Enchanting the profane -- Epilogue : globalization, gateways, and transformations.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-320) and index.