Cocoa Trees on the Shores of the Vistula? A Contribution to the Analysis of the Perception of Exotic Plants in Poland Cover Image
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Kakaowce nad Wisłą? Przyczynek do analizy percepcji roślin egzotycznych w Polsce
Cocoa Trees on the Shores of the Vistula? A Contribution to the Analysis of the Perception of Exotic Plants in Poland

Author(s): Błażej Popławski
Subject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Sociology, Social history
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: cocoa; cocoa tree; chocolate; exotic plants; exotica; plant studies

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to characterize the perception of exotic plants in Poland – the process of their demostication in the cultural and social senses. As an example for the analysis, cocoa was selected. In the introduction, the mechanisms of constructing the concept of exotica were described. Then, the changes in the cultural significance of cocoa from pre-colonial times to the present were discussed. In the following part, the perception of cocoa cultivation in Poland was outlined.

  • Issue Year: 460/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 121-130
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish