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Sugar: A Bittersweet History (Paperback)

by Elizabeth Abbott (Author)
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  • Paperback: 453 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Canada (January 30, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0143017136
  • ISBN-13: 978-0143017134
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Insightful and well-researched, October 14, 2008
Abbott clearly lays out the interwoven history of sugar, slavery, and global trade. An easy to read and enjoyable account of the many battles waged and the lives affected by our desire for sugar.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A tasty read!, August 13, 2008
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this is one of the most insightful and best written books I have ever read. Abbott writes in a captivating voice and gives intelligent, well-researched and often times poignant information in a way that makes you think.
Fabulous!
Those who love non-fiction will be instantly in love, and those who are not usually fans will be won over.
A MUST-READ!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Are we still Slaves to Sugar?, March 24, 2008
Well researched. Well written.

This history of sugar tells the story of sugar with slavery, its place in trade, aristocracy etc.

And like all history, it tends to repeat itself. In the end, there is an unhealthy tyranny in sugar.
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