Sugar and modernity in Latin America : interdisciplinary perspectives / edited by Vinicius Mariano de Carvalho [and three others] ; layout and typeset, Ryevad Grafisk, Anette Ryevad ; cover design, Jørgen Sparre
The problem of health. Is there a correlation between high sugar consumption and the increase in health problems in Latin America? -- The preference for sweetness. Sweetness preference, sugar intake, and obesity in Latin America -- Tasting time : the meanning of sugar in Cuba -- The glocalized practices. Est̀s aqu̕ para ser feliz : the globalization of sweetened soft drinks in Mexico -- The sweet tooth of mother earth : sugar's symbolic ways among the Highland Indians in Bolivia -- Production methods and quality of sugar cane in Latin America -- The art of slavery. The perceptions of modernity in Još Lins do Rego's sugar cane cycle, or "not all sugar is sweet" -- "Sin az︢car no hay pa̕s" : transcultural images of sugar and modernity in the poetry of Nicol̀s Guilľn
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