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Slaves to Sweetness British and Caribbean Literatures of Sugar 1st Edition by Carl Plasa ISBN 1846311845 9781846311840

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Author(s): Plasa, Carl
ISBN(s): 9781846311840, 1846311845
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 1.54 MB
Year: 2013
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 1846311845 
ISBN 13: 9781846311840
Author: Carl Plasa

Apparently innocuous, sugar is a substance which brings with it a profound disquiet, not least because of its direct links with the histories of slavery in the New World. These links have long been a source of critical fascination, generating several landmark analyses, ranging from Fernando Ortis’s Cuban Counterpoint: Tobacco and Sugar (1940) and Noël Deerr’s monumental two-volume The History of Sugar (1949-50) to Sidney Mintz’s Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History (1985). Unlike previous texts, Plasa’s meticulously researched book not only examines the traditional classic studies but also the hitherto largely ignored work produced by a number of expatriate Caribbean authors, both male and female, from the 1980s onwards. As a result Slaves to Sweetness provides the most comprehensive account to date of the historical transformations which sugar’s representation has undergone, providing a rich resource for scholars in Slavery, Caribbean, Black Atlantic, Postcolonial and Literary Studies.

Slaves to Sweetness British and Caribbean Literatures of Sugar 1st Table of contents:

  1. Introduction: Sugar, Slavery, and Literature

    • Overview of the relationship between sugar production, slavery, and literary traditions.
    • Historical context of sugar plantations in the Caribbean and British Empire.
    • The role of sugar in shaping cultural and economic landscapes.

  2. The Colonial History of Sugar

    • Sugar as a commodity in the transatlantic slave trade.
    • Sugar plantations in the Caribbean and their economic significance.
    • The role of British imperialism in the Caribbean sugar economy.

  3. Slavery and Sugar Production in the Caribbean

    • The lives of enslaved people on Caribbean sugar plantations.
    • The brutality of sugar cultivation and its impact on enslaved populations.
    • The cultural and social consequences of slavery in the Caribbean.

  4. British Literature and Sugar

    • Examination of British literature’s engagement with the sugar trade.
    • Sugar’s representation in British novels, poetry, and travel writing.
    • Sugar and imperialist narratives in British colonial discourse.

  5. Caribbean Literature and Sugar

    • Sugar as a central theme in Caribbean literature.
    • How Caribbean writers address the legacy of slavery and sugar plantations.
    • The depiction of freedom, resistance, and identity in post-slavery Caribbean literature.

  6. The Language of Sweetness: Metaphors and Symbolism

    • Analysis of sugar as a metaphor for colonial power, exploitation, and desire.
    • The symbolic use of sweetness in literature as a form of resistance or complicity.
    • The juxtaposition of sugar’s allure with the violence of its production.

  7. Sugar and Identity: Race, Class, and Memory

    • The construction of racial and class identities through sugar in literature.
    • The intersection of sugar, race, and colonial legacies in both British and Caribbean writings.
    • Literary depictions of memory, trauma, and cultural heritage related to sugar’s history.

  8. Resistance and Revolution: Literature of Rebellion

    • Literature of resistance in the face of slavery and colonialism.
    • Rebellions on sugar plantations and their literary representations.
    • Revolutionary figures and movements in Caribbean literature related to the sugar economy.

  9. Sugar and the Politics of Consumption

    • The social and political implications of sugar consumption in colonial and post-colonial societies.
    • How sugar was consumed and represented in British and Caribbean societies.
    • The ethics of sugar consumption and the cultural ramifications of its trade.

  10. Sugar in Postcolonial Contexts

  • The continuing legacy of sugar plantations in contemporary Caribbean society.
  • Sugar in modern postcolonial literature.
  • Global discussions on sugar’s colonial past and its ongoing effects.

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