{"product_id":"sugar-hardback-9780745680149","title":"Sugar (Hardback) 9780745680149","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSugar\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBen Richardson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745680149, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 September 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.8 x 15.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.449 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e�This is a fascinating interdisciplinary book and it covers much ground very well. It is well referenced and has a useful �further reading� section. I would recommend it for anyone interested in the good, the bad and the ugly of our globalized food system.�\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational Affairs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"This is a fascinating interdisciplinary book and it covers much ground very well. It is well referenced and has a useful �further reading� section. I would recommend it for anyone interested in the good, the bad and the ugly of our globalized food system.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTim Benton, UK�s Global Food Security Programme and University of Leeds, UK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Ben Richardson�s \u003ci\u003eSugar\u003c\/i\u003e is an intriguing survey of all things sugar, including consumption and foodways, the means of production, and how governments deal with their sugar industries and conduct their sugar-related international trade relations. True to his mission of providing a Marxist perspective, Richardson concludes by advocating for �reform from below.� \u003ci\u003eSugar\u003c\/i\u003e draws on the scholarship of many sugar experts and will be a valuable resource for journalists and others researching sugar issues.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Abbott, Author, \u003ci\u003eSugar: A Bittersweet History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Sugar has shaped our history and our politics; it affects our health, and influences the livelihoods of millions. \u003ci\u003eSugar\u003c\/i\u003e is a lens on a fast-changing, globalised world, where the politics of agrarian change, international commerce, workers� rights and human health must be examined together. This is a fascinating book that both informs and challenges. Anyone interested in global politics, agriculture, business and social change and justice should read it.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIan Scoones, University of Sussex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is more sugar in the world's diet than ever before, but life is far from sweet for the exploited producers making nature's 'white gold' and the unhealthy consumers eating it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy has the billion-dollar sugar trade created such inequities? In this insightful analysis, Ben Richardson argues that the most compelling answers to this question can be found in the dynamics of global capitalism. Led by multinational companies, the mass consumption of sweetened snacks has taken hold in the Global South and underpinned a new wave of foreign investment in sugar production. The expansion of large-scale and highly-industrialised farms across Latin America, Asia and Africa has kept the price of sugar down whilst pushing workers out of jobs and rural dwellers off the land. However, challenges to these practices are gathering momentum. Health advocates warning against costly diseases like diabetes, trade unions fighting for better pay, and local residents campaigning for a cleaner environment are all re-shaping the way sugar is consumed and produced. But to truly transform sugar, Richardson contends, these political activities must also address the profit-driven nature of food and farming itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Growing Markets, Growing Waistlines\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Terminal Trade Dependency\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Exploiting and Expelling Labour\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Expanding and Exhausting Land\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. A Sweeter Deal for All?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected Readings\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407335584024,"sku":"9780745680149","price":49.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745680149.jpg?v=1784163218","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sugar-hardback-9780745680149","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}