Sugar, Confectionery, and Consumers in Nineteenth-Century America (The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science)
Edición de la obra Refined Tastes
| Autor | Wendy A. Woloson |
|---|---|
| Editorial | The Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Fecha de publicación | March 26, 2002 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 296 |
| Formato | Hardcover |
| ISBN-13 | 9780801868764 |
| ISBN-10 | 0801868769 |
| OCLC | 46952380 |
| LCCN | 2001002427 |
| Número de Cutter |
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"American consumers today regard sugar as a mundane and sometimes even troublesome substance linked to hyperactivity in children and other health concerns. Yet two hundred years ago American consumers treasured sugar as a rare commodity and consumed it only in small amounts. In Refined Tastes: Sugar, Confectionery, and Consumers in Nineteenth-Century America, Wendy A. Woloson demonstrates how the cultural role of sugar changed from being a precious luxury good to a ubiquitous necessity. Sugar became a social marker that established and reinforced class and gender differences."--BOOK JACKET.