#James Walvin

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➸ reading list

just added:

the trader the owner the slave, james walvin

the dragons, the giant, the women: a memoir, wayétu moore

my lovely wife, samantha downing

vera wong's guide to dating a dead man, jesse q. sutanto

everyone in my family has killed someone, benjamin stevenson

the bell jar, sylvia plath

the manor of dreams, christina li

the kamogawa food detectives, hisashi kashiwai

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Numbers 10 and 30 for the ask game!

10. Books on your reading list?

I returned from London with two VERY interesting titles - "The Trader, the Owner, the Slave" by James Walvin (a book recommended by a free walking tour guide who was doing a tour about the City of London and talking about all the slavery-related businesses that used to be there in the 18th century), and "Who's Afraid of Gender?" by Judith Butler. And when I'm done with these it's back to the Wheel of Time and by beloved book about the LOTR soundtrack!

(on god I'm gonna read more this year)

30. What is your favourite way to create?

When it comes to self-expression, it's definitely writing fiction! But I do love little artistic projects like birthday cards that let me do something manually as well. Knitting is fun, too, but I haven't done that in ages, honestly (I should get back to that)

Thank you so much for asking!!

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"No historian on either side of the Atlantic has captured this sweeping, epic story of inhumanity, mass migration, cultural transformation, and global empire quite like James Walvin. Walvin is to slavery and the slave trade in the Atlantic world what Dickens was to English literature in the nineteenth century. He writes like a perfectly tuned machine that cannot be stopped; the results are lyrical and deeply informed. With each new book, Walvin widens our view—he is at home in telling this tale in Jamaica, on the Gold Coast, at the quays of Liverpool, or in the tobacco fields of Maryland. A World Transformed is timely and will reach the hearts and minds of Walvin's multitudes of readers."

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Abstract

The British did not initiate, but they came to dominate the Atlantic slave trade. Few expressed moral or ethical doubts about slavery. The Anglican church, was directly involved in slavery. When a Christian voice was raised against the slave trade, it was led by Quakers who also played a critical role in the campaign to end the slave trade.

Recommended Citation

Walvin, James (2008) "Slavery, the Slave Trade and the Churches," Quaker Studies: Vol. 12 : Iss. 2 , Article 3. Available at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/quakerstudies/vol12/iss2/3

[loonybythelandscape]

Highly highly recommend A World Transformed: Slavery in the Americas and the Origins of Global Power written by James Walvin. It's written in an easy to understand way so even if history isn't your thing it's not difficult.

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"If you think of tea simply on its own ... then you're missing the point that what's happening is that the graph of tea consumption, tea sales, almost parallels perfectly the importation and consumption of sugar. And it's not that the British are just drinking tea, but they're drinking sweet tea, and that's what really becomes this peculiar British thing. The Chinese didn't drink their tea mixed with cane sugar, they drank it on its own."

--James Walvin discussing the growth of British tea consumption in the 18th century, in "Tea," In Our Time podcast, April 29, 2004

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For someone who is super interested in the reason why our current food system is unsustainable/destructive to the earth, but has absolutely zero knowledge why, is there a book, articles or papers that start at zero and break down the issues?

Hello, I’m not a big reader on this topic because I just can’t take it, so I’m sure you’ll find a way more comprehensive list on a vegan society website or by asking on r/vegan on reddit, but I can suggest

George Monbiot’s articles - he’s a British journalist who writes on all kinds of issues, and he’s very good

The China Study, which is more about nutrition

If you’re on Netflix, they’re screening The Game Changers, Cowspiracy and What the Health rn, which are different takes on the same subject

James Walvin’s How Sugar Corrupted the World is specifically about the sugar industry, but there are a couple of chapters about the catastrophe sugarcane plantations inflicted on the natural world over the last two centuries, and since sugar remains the world’s largest crop (!!!) it’s very relevant

It’s so great you’re taking an interest in the subject! I hope this is enough to start, and I’m sure you’ll find plenty of reference material along the way (Monbiot, for instance, always links to all sort of books and articles).

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Sugar: The World Corrupted: From Slavery to Obesity by James Walvin https://amzn.to/2NMp7DT

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How Sweet It Is. And How Malignant.

By Sven Beckert, NY Times book review, July 23, 2018

SUGAR: The World Corrupted: From Slavery to Obesity By James Walvin 325 pp. Pegasus Books. $27.95.

Sweets have invaded the English language the way they have invaded our diet, with almost universally positive connotations. Sweet love, sweet people and sweet deals all suggest pleasant experiences, as do the sugary confections that grace our tables and fill our stores. James Walvin’s new book, “Sugar: The World Corrupted: From Slavery to Obesity,” will thoroughly disabuse you of such agreeable associations and may make you reluctant to reach for something sweet. Sugar, he shows, is a blood-soaked product that has brought havoc to millions and environmental devastation to large parts of the planet, premature death to the poorest populations in many parts of the world and huge health costs for societies from the United States to India. After reading this book the mere mention of sugar should make you think of slavery and cavities, imperialism and obesity--and remind you to check the label on the products you consume.

Walvin, the author of several books on slavery, takes his readers on a roller-coaster ride through 500 years of history. Sugar, he shows, was rare for most of human history, with sweetness largely derived from fruits and honey. Sugar was believed to have healing properties and in much of the world it was dispensed by apothecaries; consumption of small quantities of sugar was the prerogative of elites. Then, in the 16th century, Europeans seized large territories in the Americas and quickly dedicated much of that acreage to sugar cane. By killing off local inhabitants and enslaving Africans to do the backbreaking labor of tending the sugar plant, European settlers managed to build a huge production complex. Hungry for power and profit, they turned the fertile soils of Brazil, Barbados, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, St. Domingue and other places to the growing of sugar for European markets by slave labor, producing extraordinary wealth in cities like Bristol, Bordeaux and Boston, and unimaginable misery for millions of enslaved workers.

Sugar, Walvin argues, was the cutting edge of global capitalism, with the plantations among the largest business enterprises, the most significant sources of profit and, in light of their highly regimented discipline, the most modern work sites. As a major share of the total trade of both 18th-century France and Britain, sugar lubricated the world economy and provided nutrition to the growing number of people who worked in cities and industry. Sugar catalyzed some of the first waves of globalization--notably in British North America, which entered the world economy as a supplier of goods to the Caribbean sugar complex and a processor of its harvest. Boston, as much as Barbados, is sugar’s offspring.

As sugar streamed from the Caribbean, consumption grew. The European elite consumed ever-larger quantities--their rotting teeth in full view of their contemporaries, although discreetly hidden by their portraitists. By the 19th century, the working class in Europe and North America was sweetening its tea and coffee, and putting jam on its toast; by century’s end, it was breakfasting on sugary cereals. Fantastic quantities of sugar, in all its forms, kept stomachs full and workers productive. In 1770, rum--made from sugar cane--provided possibly one-quarter of the caloric needs of British North America. By the mid-20th century, the average annual consumption of sugar in Britain was an astonishing 110 pounds per person. “The fruits of slave labor,” Walvin writes, “had thoroughly permeated the Western world.” Even with slavery abolished in the British and French Caribbean, North Atlantic demand and investments allowed for another huge expansion of sugar slavery, this time in Cuba.

When slavery came to its slow end in the 19th century, the geography of sugar shifted. Brutalized indentured workers from India and China took up sugar production in Guyana and Fiji, Mauritius and Trinidad. Beet sugar producers in Germany and the American Midwest gained market share. And by the late 20th century, American corn growers were feeding huge quantities of high fructose corn syrup into global markets, enabling an ever-increasing quantity of sweeteners to be poured into soft drinks and cereals. Along the way, sugar turned out to be so important that governments came to regulate its production and trade, trying to secure inexpensive sugar for domestic markets and to bolster an ever more powerful food industry addicted to cheap sweeteners. Subsidies and tariffs, as well as imperial exertions on behalf of sugar-consuming industries, Walvin makes clear, shaped the global sugar market in ways that were good for industry and all too often harmful to workers and consumers. The result has been a wave of obesity that has moved at awe-inspiring speed across the planet--fattening up people from Europe to the United States, from India to Mexico, creating a global health crisis that suggests sugar is as toxic as tobacco. If current trends continue, Walvin observes, the majority of the British and American population may be obese by 2050.

“Sugar” is an entertaining, informative and utterly depressing global history of an important commodity.

Sven Beckert is the Laird Bell professor of American history at Harvard University and the author of “Empire of Cotton: A Global History.”

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A comprehensive study of how slavery and enslaved people shaped the modern world.  How Slavery in the Americas Matters explores how slavery thrived at the heart of the entire Western world for more than three centuries. Arguing that slavery can be fully understood only by stepping back from traditional national histories, this book collects the scattered accounts of the latest modern scholarship into a comprehensive history of slavery and its shaping of the world we know. Celebrated historian James Walvin tells a global story that covers everything from the capitalist economy, labor, and the environment, to social culture and ideas of family, beauty, and taste.   This book underscores just how thoroughly slavery is responsible for the making of the modern world. The enforced transportation and labor of millions of Africans became a massive social and economic force, catalyzing the rapid development of multiple new and enormous trading systems with profound global consequences. The

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Walvin, James, 2018. Hard Truth About Soft Drinks, from Sugar – The World Corrup

Walvin, James, 2018. Hard Truth About Soft Drinks, from Sugar – The World Corrup

Walvin, James, 2018. Hard Truth About Soft Drinks, from Sugar – The World Corrupted: From Slavery to Obesity. New York, Pegasus Books. Pages 245-268 Nestle, Marion. 2015. Starting Early: Marketing to Infants, Children, and Teens (Chapter 10).  Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and winning). Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 133-142. search about it Noë, Alva. 2017 (2012). The Value in Sweet…

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ToK Essay May 2025 Title 1: Ethical obligations & contradictory evidence.

Clarifying the terms of the Q: An ‘obligation’ involves a command or imperative to think or act in a certain way. Depending on the context, an obligation may appear to come from inside you or from outside (F2). For instance, if you’re deeply religious, and depending on your religion, you might feel that some obligations come from the voice of God which you hear through prayer and meditation…

Developing the Q: From one point of view, the answer is, Yes. Experts in the AOKs do have an ethical obligation not to ignore contradictory evidence. (F1/3) History: Historians are methodologically obliged to evaluate evidence rigorously to develop accurate and balanced interpretations of the past. Ignoring contradictory evidence can lead to skewed or incomplete historical narratives, potentially reinforcing myths or incomplete narratives…

Theme Connections: Technology (OT1) Ensure that the use and dissemination of evidence are accurate, transparent and do not contribute to harm or misuse. This includes safeguarding privacy, avoiding bias in algorithms and considering the societal impact of technological advancements…

Knowledge Questions: What constitutes ‘contradictory evidence’ in historical and human scientific research and how should it be identified? What are the consequences for historical and human scientific knowledge when contradictory evidence is ignored or marginalised?

Perspectives

History: Historians navigate their ethical obligations regarding the handling of contradictory evidence in different ways. For example, James Walvin faced the ethical challenge of addressing the lived experiences of enslaved people in his research. While studying the American slave trade, Walvin had to contend with a wealth of historical documents and narratives that often contained justifications or rationalisations for slavery…

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Sugar: The World Corrupted: From Slavery to Obesity

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Sugar: The World Corrupted: From Slavery to Obesity by James Walvin

How did a simple commodity, once the prized monopoly of kings and princes, become an essential ingredient in the lives of millions, before mutating yet again into the cause of a global health epidemic? Prior to 1600, sugar was a costly luxury, the domain of the rich. But with the rise of the sugar colonies in the New World over the following century, sugar became cheap, ubiquitous and an everyday necessity. Less than fifty years ago, few people suggested that sugar posed a global health problem.  And yet today, sugar is regularly denounced as a dangerous addiction, on a par with tobacco. While sugar consumption remains higher than ever—in some countries as high as 100lbs per head per year—some advertisements even proudly proclaim that their product contains no sugar. How did sugar grow from prize to pariah? Acclaimed historian James Walvin looks at the history of our collective sweet tooth, beginning with the sugar grown by enslaved people who had been uprooted and shipped vast distances to undertake the grueling labor on plantations.  The combination of sugar and slavery would transform the tastes of the Western world. Masterfully insightful and probing, James Walvin reveals the relationship between society and sweetness over the past two centuries—and how it explains our conflicted relationship with sugar today.  

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