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

Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History

Sidney W. Mintz

274 pages first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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Traces the history of sugar production and consumption, examines its relationship with slavery, class ambitions, and industrialization, and describes sugar's impact on modern diet and eating habits.

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