Sweetness and Power

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Sweetness and Power

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ISBN: 9780140092332
Autore: Sidney W. Mintz
formato del libro: Brossurato
Casa editrice: Penguin
data di pubblicazione: 1986 -11
Formato: Paperback
Prezzo: GBP 11.47
Numero di pagine: 304

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The Place of Sugar in Modern History

Sidney W. Mintz   

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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.

contents

Acknowledgments
List of Illustrations
Introduction
1. Food, Sociality, and Sugar
2. Production
3. Consumption
4. Power
5. Eating and Being
Bibliography
Notes
Index

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