The World of Sugar
Author | : Ulbe Bosma |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 465 |
Release | : 2023-05-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674279391 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674279395 |
Rating | : 4/5 (395 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The World of Sugar by : Ulbe Bosma
Download or read book The World of Sugar written by Ulbe Bosma and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2023-05-09 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traversing 2,500 years of global history, Ulbe Bosma shows how sugar, once a luxury reserved for Eastern emperors, stoked a mania in the West, transforming diets and ecosystems, destroying and creating cultures, and shaping the history of bondage and freedom. A major source of calories only since 1900, sugar has suddenly revolutionized our world.