Bittersweet
eBook - ePub

Bittersweet

The Story of Sugar

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Bittersweet

The Story of Sugar

About this book

This social and historical exploration traces the history of sugarcane from its home in New Guinea to Shakespeare's England. Fascinating sugar lore and anecdotes are included, such as how Queen Elizabeth I became so partial to hippocras (mulled wine), sugared almonds, and pastilles that her teeth turned completely black. Explored are the political and sociological impacts of sugar on the world and the tremendous riches available to the unscrupulous few who grew and sold it. The days of manual processing are described, when fortunes were built on the backbreaking labor of slaves. The resulting wars and geopolitical shifts that have shaped the modern world are discussed in detail.

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Yes, you can access Bittersweet by Peter Macinnis in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Art & Culinary Arts. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Year
2003
eBook ISBN
9781741766554
Topic
Art

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  4. CONTENTS
  5. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  7. NOTE ON MEASUREMENTS AND MONEY
  8. PREFACE
  9. INTRODUCTION
  10. 1 THE BEGINNINGS
  11. 2 THE SPREAD OF SUGAR
  12. 3 SUGAR IN THE NEW WORLD
  13. 4 THE ENGLISH AND THE SUGAR BUSINESS
  14. 5 FIGHTING OVER SUGAR
  15. 6 A SCIENCE OF SUGAR
  16. 7 RUM AND POLITICS
  17. 8 THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE AMERICAS
  18. 9 EMANCIPATION’S HARVEST
  19. 10 THE RISE OF TECHNOLOGY
  20. 11 LABOUR PROBLEMS
  21. 12 SUGAR IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
  22. EPILOGUE: THE COSTS AND BENEFITS
  23. GLOSSARY
  24. REFERENCES