Sugar: The World Corrupted: From Slavery to Obesity by James Walvin

Sugar: The World Corrupted: From Slavery to Obesity

James Walvin

325 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction health history informative slow-paced
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How did a simple commodity, once the prized monopoly of kings and princes, become an essential ingredient in the lives of millions, before mutating yet again into the cause of a global health epidemic?  Prior to 1600, sugar was a costly luxury, th...

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