Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Timeline vii
4. Dramatis Personae ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Asia’s World of Sugar 5
7. 2 Sugar Going West 24
8. 3 War and Slavery 44
9. 4 Science and Steam 79
10. 5 State and Industry 100
11. 6 Slavery Stays 122
12. 7 Crisis and Wonder Cane 153
13. 8 Global Sugar, National Identities 174
14. 9 American Sugar Kingdom 199
15. 10 Rising Protectionism 224
16. 11 The Proletariat 243
17. 12 Failed Decolonization 268
18. 13 Corporate Sugar 291
19. 14 Sweeter Than Nature 307
20. Conclusion 335
21. Notes 341
22. Acknowledgments 429
23. Image Credits 431
24. Index 433