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Bittersweet

the story of sugar

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An edition of Bittersweet (2002)

Bittersweet

the story of sugar

by and

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"Forty years after first chewing on sugar cane in New Guinea, the home of sugar, the author underwent some complex dental work as a direct result of his sweet tooth. This led him to explore sugar cane's journey from New Guinea to Shakespeare's England. In the days before dentistry, people paid dearly for this sweet new food from exotic places - Queen Elizabeth I became so partial to hippocras, sugared almonds and pastilles that her teeth turned completely black." "Bittersweet explores the effects that sugar has had on the world. This foodstuff that we take for granted - and indulge in more than we should - has caused wars and geopolitical balances that have shaped the modern world and the power balances we see in the 21st century."--BOOK JACKET.

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Allen & Unwin
Language
English
Pages
190

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Subjects

Sugar, Sugar trade, History, Sucre, Industrie, Histoire, Agriculture
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Cover of: Bittersweet
Bittersweet: The Story of Sugar
May 1, 2003, Allen & Unwin
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Bittersweet: the story of sugar
2002, Allen & Unwin
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Bittersweet: the story of sugar
2002, Allen & Unwin, Orion] [distributor]
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Table of Contents

The beginnings
The spread of sugar
Sugar in the New World
The English and the sugar business
Fighting over sugar
A science of sugar
Rum and politics
The end of slavery in the Americas
Emancipation's harvest
The rise of technology
Labour problems
Sugar in the twentieth century
Epilogue: the costs and benefits.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-185) and index.

Published in
Crows Nest NSW

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
633.6, 664/.1/09
Library of Congress
TP375.7 .M33 2002

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxv, 190 p. :
Number of pages
190

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Open Library
OL3748301M
Internet Archive
bittersweetstory00maci
ISBN 10
1865086576
LCCN
2003430100
OCLC/WorldCat
52337539
Library Thing
92383
Goodreads
599523

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