The World of Sugar: How the Sweet Stuff Transformed Our Politics, Health, and Environment Over 2,000 Years

by Ulbe Bosma

Book Overview

" A] tour de force of global history...Bosma has turned the humble sugar crystal into a mighty prism for understanding aspects of global history and the world in which we live."--Los Angeles Review of Books

The definitive 2,500-year history of sugar and its human costs, from its little-known origins as a luxury good in Asia to worldwide environmental devastation and the obesity pandemic.

For most of history, humans...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674279395
• ISBN13: 9780674279391
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.5"