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Sweetness and Power

By Mintz, Sidney W

Sweetness and Power

By Mintz, Sidney W

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A fascinating persuasive history of how sugar has shaped the world, from European colonies to our modern diets In this eye-opening study, Sidney Mintz shows how Europeans and Americans transformed sugar from a rare foreign luxury to a commonplace necessity of modern life, and how it changed the history of capitalism and industry. He discusses the production and consumption of sugar, and reveals how closely interwoven are sugar's origins as a "slave" crop grown in Europe's tropical colonies with is use first as an extravagant luxury for the aristocracy, then as a staple of the diet of the new industrial proletariat. Finally, he considers how sugar has altered work patterns, eating habits, and our diet in modern times. "Like sugar, Mintz is persuasive, and his detailed history is a real treat." -San Francisco Chronicle
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
1986-11-27
Publication Date:
1986-08-05
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0140092331
ISBN13:
9780140092332
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
222 g
Height:
131 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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