Book
Sugar : a bittersweet history
Record details
- ISBN: 9780715639757
- ISBN: 0715639757
- ISBN: 9781590206478
- ISBN: 1590206479
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Physical Description:
print
x, 453 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm - Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
- Publisher: London ; New York : Duckworth Overlook, 2010.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in 2008 by Penguin Group (Canada)"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-440) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The Oriental delight conquers the West. The reign of sugar begins ; The proletarianization of sugar -- Black sugar. The Africanization of the cane fields ; The world the Whites made ; Sugar stirs the universe -- Abolition through resistance and parliament. Racism, resistance, rebellion and revolution ; Blood in the sugar : abolishing the slave trade ; Slaying monsters : slavery and apprenticeship ; Cuba and Louisiana : sugar for North America -- The sweetening world. The sugar diasporas ; Meet and eat me in St. Louis! ; Sugar's legacies and prospects. |
| Action Note: | Legacy 2017 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Sugar History Sugar Social aspects Sugar trade History Sugar trade Social aspects Sugar trade Environmental aspects Sugar Health aspects |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | TX 560 .S9 A23 2010 | 30775305532328 | General Collection | Available | - |
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