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Caribbean Rum
Frederick H. Smith
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Description for Caribbean Rum
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBTB; KCZ; WBXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Christopher Columbus brought sugarcane to the New World on his second voyage. By 1520 commercial sugar production was underway in the Caribbean, along with the perfection of methods to ferment and distill alcohol from sugarcane to produce a new beverage that would have dramatic impact on the region. Caribbean Rum presents the fascinating cultural, economic, and ethnographic history of rum in the Caribbean from the colonial period to the present.
Drawing on data from historical archaeology and the economic history of the Caribbean, Frederick Smith explains why this industry arose in the islands, how attitudes toward alcohol consumption have ... Read more
Christopher Columbus brought sugarcane to the New World on his second voyage. By 1520 commercial sugar production was underway in the Caribbean, along with the perfection of methods to ferment and distill alcohol from sugarcane to produce a new beverage that would have dramatic impact on the region. Caribbean Rum presents the fascinating cultural, economic, and ethnographic history of rum in the Caribbean from the colonial period to the present.
Drawing on data from historical archaeology and the economic history of the Caribbean, Frederick Smith explains why this industry arose in the islands, how attitudes toward alcohol consumption have ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813033150
SKU
V9780813033150
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Frederick H. Smith
Frederick H. Smith is assistant professor of anthropology at Western Michigan University and a contributor to Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia.
Reviews for Caribbean Rum
The most significant contribution to the history of Caribbean rum since John McCusker's Rum and the American Revolution....It adds significantly to McCusker’s work by analyzing the Caribbean environment in greater depth and by bringing the story forward by two centuries."—Anthony P. Maingot, Florida International University