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Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History
Sidney W. MintzHow much do you like this book?
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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.
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.
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Year:
1985
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Language:
english
Pages:
313
ISBN 10:
0140092331
ISBN 13:
9780140092332
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PDF, 17.99 MB
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CID , CID Blake2b
english, 1985
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