Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History
by Sidney W. Mintz
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Author: Sidney W. MintzEdition: Paperback
Published: 1986-08-05
ISBN: 0140092331
Number of pages: 274
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: Interesting insight into history of a food that we take for granted
Summary: 4 Stars
Someone scribbled the following on the first page of the introduction of my copy of this book: "NOTE: this work may be of marginal use!!" I disagree.
Sugar is such a heavily-used part of most diets, yet we rarely stop to reflect how it came to be that way. Our dependence on sugar is surely not healthy, yet it is incredibly hard to wean oneself from sugaring so much of what we eat. I found Mintz's discussion on the history of the production and consumption patterns of sugar to be interesting, and the repercussions to our social structures to be even more so. This is still a timely read given the current reflection on the nature of world markets.
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