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Title: Sweetness and Power Condition: New Subtitle: The Place of Sugar in Modern History Author: Sidney W. Mintz Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 0140092331 EAN: 9780140092332 ISBN: 9780140092332 Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Genre: Society & Culture Topic: Social Sciences Release Date: 05/08/1986 Description: 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 Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 197mm Item Length: 129mm Item Width: 14mm Item Weight: 215g Release Year: 1986
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