Donica Belisle
@donicabelisle.bsky.social
Professor of History at the University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, Treaty 4. Current work: https://www.donicabelisle.com/sugar-research
Best wishes to all travelling to Congress and CHA in Toronto this weekend. Program looks great. I'll be there in spirit
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May 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Best wishes to all travelling to Congress and CHA in Toronto this weekend. Program looks great. I'll be there in spirit
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Honoured to see my review essay on Ulbe Bosma's book, The World of Sugar, published in Agricultural History.
Bosma's book is a much needed update to Mintz's class, Sweetness and Power, even expanding it in some respects.
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Bosma's book is a much needed update to Mintz's class, Sweetness and Power, even expanding it in some respects.
read.dukeupress.edu/agricultural...
Capitalism and Atrocity: Ulbe Bosma's The World of Sugar
In The World of Sugar, Ulbe Bosma provides a sweeping and detailed overview of the global history of sugar. Beginning with the origins of granulated sugar in India 2,500 years ago, the book covers its...
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March 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Honoured to see my review essay on Ulbe Bosma's book, The World of Sugar, published in Agricultural History.
Bosma's book is a much needed update to Mintz's class, Sweetness and Power, even expanding it in some respects.
read.dukeupress.edu/agricultural...
Bosma's book is a much needed update to Mintz's class, Sweetness and Power, even expanding it in some respects.
read.dukeupress.edu/agricultural...
Canadian company Rogers Sugar once owned sugarcane plantations in Fiji.
In her important new book, Across the KalaPani, author Sunita Narayan documents the life histories of those who were indentured to Rogers in Fiji.
It was my honour to review this book for Journal of Pacific History.
In her important new book, Across the KalaPani, author Sunita Narayan documents the life histories of those who were indentured to Rogers in Fiji.
It was my honour to review this book for Journal of Pacific History.
January 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Canadian company Rogers Sugar once owned sugarcane plantations in Fiji.
In her important new book, Across the KalaPani, author Sunita Narayan documents the life histories of those who were indentured to Rogers in Fiji.
It was my honour to review this book for Journal of Pacific History.
In her important new book, Across the KalaPani, author Sunita Narayan documents the life histories of those who were indentured to Rogers in Fiji.
It was my honour to review this book for Journal of Pacific History.
Global Food History just published this article of mine. In it I try to address the lack of information in Canada as to where our sugar comes from, since currently 94% of our sugar is made from cane. Open access at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 22, 2023 at 9:02 PM
Global Food History just published this article of mine. In it I try to address the lack of information in Canada as to where our sugar comes from, since currently 94% of our sugar is made from cane. Open access at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Canadian Business History Association prizes for 2024 now open! Submissions due 28 February 2024
November 16, 2023 at 12:22 PM
Canadian Business History Association prizes for 2024 now open! Submissions due 28 February 2024