- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (27 Nov 1986)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140092331
- ISBN-13: 978-0140092332
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.1 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 103,166 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Shows how the intelligent analysis of the history of a single commodity can be used to pry open the history of an entire world of social relationships and human behavior."--"The New York Review of Books."
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this book for an economic anthropology class. I thought it gave an excellent anthropological perspective on how sugar changed history. Mintz makes some striking points on the influence of slavery on the development of capitalism, as well as drawing a parallel between the sugar plantations in the Carribean and the capitalist, industrial factories that developed shortly after. The book is packed with historical information, overall a really informative read.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Great book. The negative reviews actually support its underlying thesis, which is in part to show that we dont just take something for granted naturally, but that to be able to do so is the result of a process. The sum total of such processes help to create social, cultural and psychological identity. Mintz shows how that process works in terms of sugar and in the process demonstrates the relevance of history and anthropology. Again, Great Book!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I disagree with the poor reviews of this book. I also read it for an economic anthropology class. It was excellent. Mintz points out some mind-boggling transitions in history, and illuminates time and time again the relationship between laborer and owner of capital.
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Wow- that was bad...
This poorly written book wades hip deep in every miniscule tangent about sugar without ever making a convincing point. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2003 by Grad Student in WNY
SUGAR....SUGAR.....SUGAR........
I didn't find the book anyhow good. It was a plain, bad written, boring history of sugar. History of sugar, I mean, who cares? Read more
Published on 25 May 1999
Could have fooled me...
I never would have believed that you could fill a 275 page book on such a seemingly mundane subject as...sugar. Read more
Published on 16 Nov 1998
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