Sweetness and power : the place of sugar in modern history

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Sweetness and power : the place of sugar in modern history

Sidney W. Mintz

(Penguin books, . History/Anthropology)

Penguin, 1986, c1985

  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. [215]-227

Includes index

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内容説明

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

目次

Sweetness and Power - Sidney W. Mintz 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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