I realize that the British way of life did have a large impact on the shaping the modern world, but what about the rest of the world? Mintz seems to concentrate most of the book on Britain, with only vague references to the rest of the world. An example being, he refers to the Portuguese and Spanish colonies that provi

ded sugar, but what were their reasons for growing sugar? What were their patterns of consumption? His references about other countries seem, in the most part, to be in reference to the British. For instance, at one point in the book he mentions remarks made by foreigners about the blackened teeth of the British people caused by sugar. It just seems preposterous to think that no other countries in the world would be worth more than a casually reference on this subject.

Secondly, the format Mintz used leaves something to be desired. I understand the reason he split the chapters the way he did, but it is within each of the chapters he started to confuse me. On numerous occasions, he skipped around from one era to another. For example, he would be talking about something from the 16th century, then skip to the 18th century, and then back to the 17th century. I can understand that he may w

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