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Sidney W. Mintz

Sidney W. Mintz (1922–2015) was an anthropologist and author of many books, including Caribbean Transformations, Sweetness and Power and Three Ancient Colonies: Caribbean Themes and Variations.

Articles

A food anthropologst's early love affair with Chinese cuisine.
Sidney W. Mintz

In the aftermath of the devastating 2010 earthquake, an anthropologist reflects on his fieldwork in Haiti fifty years earlier.

Sidney W. Mintz

The inescapable truth is that “the world” never forgave Haiti for its revolution, because the slaves freed themselves.

Sidney W. Mintz

Sugar and fat in American eating. 

Sidney W. Mintz

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