David Singerman, "Unrefined: How Capitalism Reinvented Sugar" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
Podcast: New Books in Economic and Business History (LS 32 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: David Singerman, "Unrefined: How Capitalism Reinvented Sugar" (U Chicago Press, 2025)Pub date: 2025-10-11Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationSugar is everywhere in the western diet, blamed for epidemics of obesity, diabetes, and other modern maladies. Our addiction to sweetness has a long and unsavory history. Over the past five hundred years, sugar has shaped empires, made fortunes for a few, and brought misery for millions of workers both…
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