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 industryHe 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


Format Häftad Omfång 320 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Penguin Books Ltd Utgivningsdatum 1986-08-05 ISBN 9780140092332