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Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History

Traces the history of sugar production and consumption, examines its relationship with slavery, class ambitions, and industrialization, and describes sugar's impact on modern diet and eating habits.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

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