Sugar: a bittersweet history
(Book)
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Published:
London ; New York : Duckworth Overlook, 2009.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
x, 453 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status:
Cable Adult Nonfiction
633.6 ABB
Description
The book explores the hidden stories behind this sweet product, revealing how powerful American interests deposed Queen Lili¹uokalani of Hawaii, how Hitler tried to ensure a steady supply of beet sugar when enemies threatened to cut off Germany¹s supply of overseas cane sugar, and how South Africa established a domestic ethanol industry in the wake of anti-apartheid sugar embargos. The book follows the history of sugar to the present day, showing how sugar made eating on the run socially acceptable and played an integral role in today¹s fast food culture and obesity epidemic. Impressively researched and commandingly written, Sugar will forever change perceptions of this sweet treat.
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Cable Adult Nonfiction
633.6 ABB
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May 20, 2024
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781590202975, 159020297X, 9780715638781, 0715638785
Notes
General Note
"First published in 2008 by Penguin Group (Canada)"--t.p. verso.
General Note
Nonfiction.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-440) and index.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Abbott, E. (2009). Sugar: a bittersweet history. London ; New York, Duckworth Overlook.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Abbott, Elizabeth, 1942-. 2009. Sugar: A Bittersweet History. London ; New York, Duckworth Overlook.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Abbott, Elizabeth, 1942-, Sugar: A Bittersweet History. London ; New York, Duckworth Overlook, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Abbott, Elizabeth. Sugar: A Bittersweet History. London ; New York, Duckworth Overlook, 2009.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part 1: The oriental delight conquers the world -- The reign of sugar begins -- The proletarianization of sugar -- Part 2: Black sugar -- The Africanization of the cane fields -- The world the whites made -- Sugar stirs the universe -- Part 3: Abolition through resistance and parliament -- Racism, resistance, rebellion and revolution -- Blood in the sugar : abolishing the slave trade -- Slaying monsters : slavery and apprenticeship -- Cuba and Louisiana : sugar for North America -- Part 4: The sweetening world -- The sugar diasporas -- Meet and eat me in St. Louis! -- Sugar's legacies and prospects -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index -- Credits. | |
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