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Sweetness and Power

Name: Sweetness and Power
Author: Sidney Wilfred Mintz

by Sidney Wilfred Mintz

1985•Documentary•274 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA grounded non-fiction book that is weighty, slow-burning and moving. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

In thid book the author shows how Europeans and Americans transformed sugar from a rare foreign luxury to a commonplace necessity of modern life, and how it changed the history of capitalism and industry.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

HistorySocial aspectsSocial aspects of SugarSocial aspects of Sugar tradeSugarSugar tradeSucreIndustrie

Details

Author: Sidney Wilfred Mintz
Published: 1985
Pages: 274
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Source: Open Library

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