. . "Confectionery." . . "Sugar trade History." . . "Confectionery History." . . "Zuckerhandel." . . "COOKING / General" . . "Sugar History." . . "Zucker." . . "Sugar" . . "Sugar." . . . "Electronic books"@en . . "History" . "History"@en . . "Sugar : a global history" . "Sugar : a global history"@en . "\"Sugar is one of the most beloved substances consumed by humans, and also one of the most reviled. It has come to dominate our diets--whether in candy, desserts, soft drinks or even bread and pasta sauces--for better and for worse. This fascinating history of this addictive ingredient reveals its incredible value as a global commodity and explores its darker legacies of slavery and widespread obesity.\"--Dust jacket."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Sugar a Global History"@en . . . "It's no surprise that sugar has been on our minds for millennia. First cultivated in New Guinea around 8,000 B.C.E., this addictive sweetener has since come to dominate our appetites-whether in candy, desserts, soft drinks, or even pasta sauces-for better and for worse. In this book, Andrew F. Smith offers a fascinating history of this simultaneously beloved and reviled ingredient, holding its incredible value as a global commodity up against its darker legacies of slavery and widespread obesity. As Smith demonstrates, sugar's past is chockfull of determined adventurers: relentless s."@en . "Sugar trade" . . "Sugar trade." .