Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History by Mintz, Sidney W.
Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History by Mintz, Sidney W.

Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History

A fascinating persuasive history of how sugar has shaped the world, from European colonies to our modern...
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Author: Sidney W. Mintz
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History by Mintz, Sidney W.

Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History

$24.00
Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History by Mintz, Sidney W.

Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History

$24.00
Author: Sidney W. Mintz
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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

Author: Sidney W. Mintz
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 08/05/1986
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780140092332
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
Sidney W. Mintz was a professor at the Johns Hopkins University, where he taught anthropology. His academic specialization focused on the anthropology of food, with a particular focus on the consumption and commodification of sugar. His works include Tasting Food, Tasting Freedom: Excursions into Eating, Culture, and the Past; The World of Soy; and Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History. He died in 2015.
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