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- Title
Sweetness, Power, and Forgotten Food Histories in America's Empire.
- Authors
Merleaux, April
- Abstract
The article explores the history of the sugar industry in Puerto Rico. The author reflects on local sugar consumption as documented in the book "Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History" by Sidney Mintz. Other topics include wage labor on sugarcane plantations, tariffs on sugar imports to the U.S., and the food habits of the sugar labor force.
- Subjects
SUGAR industry; PUERTO Rican history; SWEETNESS &; Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History (Book); MINTZ, Sidney Wilfred, 1922-2015; FOOD habits; SUGAR workers; HISTORY
- Publication
Labor: Studies in Working Class History of the Americas, 2015, Vol 12, Issue 1/2, p87
- ISSN
1547-6715
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1215/15476715-2837520