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Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History (Reprint Edition) by Sidney Wilfred Mintz Paperback, 274 Pages, Published 1986 ISBN-10: 0-14-009233-1 / 0140092331 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-009233-2 / 9780140092332 A fascinating persuasive history of how sugar has shaped the world, from European colonies to our modern dietsIn this eye-opening study, Sidney Mintz shows how Europeans and Americans transformed sugar from a rare foreign luxury to a commonplace necessity of modern life, and how it changed the histo |