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19%OFFAndrew F Smith - Sugar: A Global History - 9781780234342 - V9781780234342
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Sugar: A Global History

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Description for Sugar: A Global History Hardback. Exploring sugar's reputation as one of the most beloved yet reviled substances that we consume, this compelling history of the infamous ingredient is peopled with determined adventurers, relentless sugar barons and greedy plantation owners. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60 illustrations, 40 in colour. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 207 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
Sugar is one of the most beloved substances consumed by humans, and also one of the most reviled. It has come to dominate our diets - whether in candy, desserts, soft drinks or even bread and pasta sauces - for better and for worse. This fascinating history of this addictive ingredient reveals its incredible value as a global commodity and explores its darker legacies of slavery and widespread obesity.Sugar's past is chock-full of determined adventurers: relentless sugar barons and plantation owners who worked alongside plant breeders, food processors, distributors and politicians to build a business based on our cravings. Exploring both the sugar cane and sugar beet industries, Andrew F. Smith tells story after story of those who have made fortunes and those who have met their demise because of sugar's simple but profound hold on our palates. Delightful and surprisingly action-packed, this book offers a layered and definitive tale of sugar and the many people who have been caught in its spell, from barons to slaves, and from chefs to the countless among us born with that insatiable devil - the sweet tooth.

Product Details

Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Edible
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780234342
SKU
V9781780234342
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Andrew F Smith
Andrew F. Smith is the author of Hamburger (2008) and Potato (2011) in Reaktion's Edible series. He lives in New York.

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