Sugar : the world corrupted from slavery to obesity
Walvin, James2017
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Place reservation for Sugar : the world corrupted from slavery to obesityThe story of sugar, and of mankind's desire for sweetness in food and drink is a compelling, though confusing story. It is also an historical story. The story of mankind's love of sweetness - the need to consume honey, cane sugar, beet sugar and chemical sweeteners - has important historical origins. To take a simple example, two centuries ago, cane sugar was vital to the burgeoning European domestic and colonial economies. For all its recent origins, today's obesity epidemic - if that is what it is - did not emerge overnight, but instead evolved from a complexity of historical forces which stretch back centuries. We can only fully understand this modern problem, by coming to terms with its genesis and history: and we need to consider the historical relationship between society and sweetness over a long historical span. This book seeks to do just that: to tell the story of how the consumption of sugar - the addition of sugar to food and drink - became a fundamental and increasingly troublesome feature of modern life.
Main title:
Sugar : the world corrupted from slavery to obesity / by James Wolvin.
Author:
Imprint:
London, UK : Robinson, 2017.
Collation:
xxiii, 325 pages ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: sugar in our time -- A traditional taste -- The march of decay -- Sugar and slavery -- Environmental impact -- Shopping for sugar -- A perfect match for tea and coffee -- Pandering to the palate -- Rum makes its mark -- Sugar goes global -- The sweetening of America -- Power shifts in the new world -- A sweeter war and peace -- Obesity matters -- The way we eat now -- Hard truth about soft drinks -- Turning the tide - beyond the sugar tax -- Conclusion: bitter-sweet prospects
ISBN:
9781472138101 (paperback)
Dewey class:
641.336
Language:
English
BRN:
342817
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| Penrith | Nonfiction | 641.336 SUG | Available |
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