Sugar: A Bittersweet History
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- Synopsis
- Much like oil today, sugar was once the most powerful commodity on earth. It shaped world affairs, influencing the economic policies of nations, driving international trade and wreaking environmental havoc. The Western world's addiction to sugar came at a terrible human cost: the near extinction of the New World indigenous peoples gave rise to a new form of slavery, as millions of captured Africans were crammed into ships to make the dangerous voyage to Caribbean cane plantations.
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 453 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780715638781
- Publisher:
- Duckworth Publishers
- Date of Addition:
- 08/09/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Elizabeth Abbott
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Cooking, Food and Wine
- Submitted By:
- Cambridge University Libraries Accessibility Service
- Proofread By:
- Cambridge University Libraries Accessibility Service
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.