Sugar and Civilization : American Empire and the Cultural Politics of Sweetness /

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In the weeks and months after the end of the Spanish American War, Americans celebrated their nation's triumph by eating sugar. Each of the nation's new imperial possessions, from Puerto Rico to the Philippines, had the potential for vastly expanding sugar production. As victory parties an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Merleaux, April (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill [North Carolina] : The University of North Carolina Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sugar trade > Political aspects.
Sugar.
International economic relations.
Diplomatic relations.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Sucre > États-Unis > Histoire.
Sucre > Industrie > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Sugar > United States > History.
Sugar trade > Political aspects > United States > History.
United States.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures.
United States > Foreign relations.
United States > Foreign economic relations.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In the weeks and months after the end of the Spanish American War, Americans celebrated their nation's triumph by eating sugar. Each of the nation's new imperial possessions, from Puerto Rico to the Philippines, had the potential for vastly expanding sugar production. As victory parties and commemorations prominently featured candy and other sweets, Americans saw sugar as the reward for their global ambitions. This book demonstrates that trade policies and consumer cultures are as crucial to understanding U.S. empire as military or diplomatic interventions. As America's sweet tooth grew, people debated tariffs, immigration, and empire, all of which hastened the nation's rise as an international power.
Physical Description:1 online resource (320 pages).
ISBN:9781469622538

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