A dark history of sugar
Buttery, Neil2022
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'A Dark History of Sugar' delves into our evolutionary history to explain why sugar is so loved, yet is the root cause of so many bad things. Europe's colonial past and Britain's Empire were founded and fuelled on sugar, as was the United States, the greatest superpower on the planet - and they all relied upon slave labour to catalyse it. This book focuses upon the role of the slave trade in sugar production and looks beyond it to how the exploitation of the workers didn't end with emancipation. It reveals the sickly truth behind the detrimental impact of sugar's meteoric popularity on the environment and our health. Advertising companies peddle their sugar-laden wares to children with fun cartoon characters, but the reality is not so sweet.
Main title:
A dark history of sugar / Neil Buttery.
Author:
Buttery, Neil, author
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword History, 2022.
Collation:
224 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781526783653 (hbk)
Dewey class:
338.47664109338.476
LC class:
HD9100.5
Local class:
338.476
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3083611