Haitian coffee grows on trees /
"Watkins uses coffee as a vehicle to explore the country, tracing the history of the crop from its introduction to the French colony that predated Haiti, which once grew half the world's coffee, to the struggling Haitian coffee sector of today. He also examines how the historical and poli...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
[Tate Watkins],
[2016?]
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| Summary: | "Watkins uses coffee as a vehicle to explore the country, tracing the history of the crop from its introduction to the French colony that predated Haiti, which once grew half the world's coffee, to the struggling Haitian coffee sector of today. He also examines how the historical and political foundations of hte nation still affect everyday life for coffee farmers and all Haitians, often hamstringing their efforts to get ahead, and documents why the tends of millions of dollars in recent aid spending hasn't been able to stem the decline of the coffee sector."--Back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | 91 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781520418933 1520418930 |