Sweetness and Power
The Place of Sugar in Modern History
$41.78
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
5 August 1986
Summary
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 col…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140092332 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140092331 |
| Author: | Sidney W. Mintz |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 5 August 1986 |
| Weight: | 244g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 131mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
“Shows how the intelligent analysis of the history of a single commodity can be used to pry open the history of an entire world of social relationships and human behavior.” —The New York Review of Books
“Like sugar, Mintz is persuasive, and his detailed history is a real treat.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“A fine book. It not only tells a fascinating story, it is also something of an antidote to the static quality of much anthropological writing.” —Jack Goody, The New York Times Book Review
Sidney W. Mintz
Sidney W. Mintz was a professor at Johns Hopkins University, specializing in the anthropology of food. His research concentrated on the consumption and commodification of sugar. He authored several influential works, including:
- Tasting Food, Tasting Freedom: Excursions into Eating, Culture, and the Past
- The World of Soy
- Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History
Professor Mintz passed away in 2015.
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