Belching Out the Devil: Global Adventures with Coca-Cola - Softcover

Thomas, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1568584318 ISBN 13: 9781568584317

Publisher: Nation Books, 2009

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2009 Pages: 384 Publisher: the Nation Books Mark Thomasa. the legendarily Seditious Comedian and the Human Rights activistis a recovering Coca-Cola addict. A self-described middle-aged FAT dad with asthma who decides to trek around the globe investigating the stories and people Coca-Colas iconic advertising campaigns dont mention: child laborers in the sugarcane fields of El Salvador. Indian workers exposed to toxic chemicals. Columbian labor union leaders in Coke bottling plants falsely accused of terrorism and jailed alongside the paramilitaries who want to kill them. At once hilarious and disturbing. Thomas builds a very detailed and damning case against the worlds most ubiquitous drink.

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Product Description:

Mark Thomasa legendarily seditious comedian and human rights activistis a recovering Coca-Cola addict, a self-described middle-aged fat dad with asthma who decides to trek around the globe investigating the stories and people Coca-Colas iconic advertising campaigns dont mention: child laborers in the sugarcane fields of El Salvador, Indian workers exposed to toxic chemicals, Columbian labor union leaders in Coke bottling plants falsely accused of terrorism and jailed alongside the paramilitaries who want to kill them. At once hilarious and disturbing, Thomas builds a very detailed and damning case against the worlds most ubiquitous drink.

Review:

`Thomas's crusading is humorous yet heartfelt'

About this edition

• Publisher: Nation Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1568584318
• ISBN 13: 9781568584317
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 364