Sugar : a bittersweet history / Elizabeth Abbott.
TITLE:
Sugar : a bittersweet history / Elizabeth Abbott.
Publication Date:
2008
Publication Information:
Toronto : Penguin Group,
Physical Description:
453 p. : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
Impressively researched and commandingly written, this thoroughly engaging book follows the history of sugar to the present day. It is a revealing look at how sugar changed the nature of meals, fuelled the Industrial Revolution, generated a brutal new form of slavery, and jumpstarted the fast-food revolution.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780143017134
