The World of Sugar: How the Sweet Stuff Transformed Our Politics, Health, and Environment over 2000 Years. By Ulbe Bosma. 2023. Harvard University Press, Cambridge. 448 pp.

  • Eugene N. Anderson Department of Anthropology, University of California, Riverside, USA.
Keywords: Sugar, Slavery, Resource economics, Sugarcane, Sugar Beets

Author Biography

Eugene N. Anderson, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Riverside, USA.

Eugene N. Anderson is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Riverside.

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Published
2024-12-20
How to Cite
Anderson, E. N. (2024). The World of Sugar: How the Sweet Stuff Transformed Our Politics, Health, and Environment over 2000 Years. By Ulbe Bosma. 2023. Harvard University Press, Cambridge. 448 pp. Ethnobiology Letters, 15(1), 75-78. https://doi.org/10.14237/ebl.15.1.2024.1895
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