Sugar : a bittersweet history
Abbott, Elizabeth2009
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In 'Sugar', Elizabeth Abbott takes a spoonful of sugar & tells its extraordinary story, from its origins in the South Pacific, to the way it transformed eating habits in the 19th century, fuelled the Industrial Revolution, & generated a brutal new form of slavery & colonial oppression in the developing world.
Main title:
Sugar : a bittersweet history / Elizabeth Abbott.
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Imprint:
New York ; London : Duckworth Overlook, 2009.
Collation:
x, 453 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780715638781 (hbk)0715638785 (hbk)
Dewey class:
633.6'1'09
Local class:
633.61
Language:
English
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BRN:
648476