Bittersweet : the story of sugar
Traces the history of sugar from its beginnings in New Guinea to the present, discussing the effect it has had on world cuisine, culture, and economics
History
xxv, 190 pages : maps ; 20 cm
9781865086576, 1865086576
752145025
The beginnings
The spread of sugar
Sugar in the New World
The English and the sugar business
Fighting over sugar
A science of sugar
Rum and politics
The end of slavery in the Americas
Emancipation's harvest
The rise of technology
Labour problems
Sugar in the twentieth century
Epilogue: the costs and benefits