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Sweetness and Power; The Place of Sugar in Modern History
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Sweetness and Power; The Place of Sugar in Modern History Paperback - 1986

by Mintz, Sidney W

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New York: Penguin Books, 1986. Reprint. Paperback. 8vo. Black and white illustrations. Light shelfwear; good+.
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  • Title Sweetness and Power; The Place of Sugar in Modern History
  • Author Mintz, Sidney W
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Books, New York
  • Date 1986
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 057743
  • ISBN 9780140092332 / 0140092331
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.6 x 5 x 0.6 in (19.30 x 12.70 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Caribbean
  • Library of Congress subjects Sugar, Sugar trade
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 86000781
  • Dewey Decimal Code 394.12

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Summary

"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.

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About the author

Sidney W. Mintz was a professor at the Johns Hopkins University, where he taught anthropology. His academic specialization focused on the anthropology of food, with a particular focus on the consumption and commodification of sugar. His works include Tasting Food, Tasting Freedom: Excursions into Eating, Culture, and the Past; The World of Soy; and Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History. He died in 2015.