Title Sugarcane and Rum The Bittersweet History of Labor and Life on the Yucatán Peninsula / John R. Gust and Jennifer P. Mathews

Published Tucson, Arizona : The University of Arizona Press, [2020?] Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 0000 [2020?]

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Description 1 online resource (pages cm) Series Book collections on Project MUSE Summary "The story of sugarcane and rum production in the Caribbean has been told many times. But few know the bittersweet story of sugar and rum in the jungles of the Yucatán Peninsula during the nineteenth century. This is much more than history of a coveted commodity. Instead, this book offers a deeper understanding of the work and lives of the Maya laborers who toiled on the haciendas to harvest and produce"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record Subject Rum industry -- Mexico -- History -- 19th century Sugarcane industry -- Mexico -- History -- 19th century Mayas -- Yucatán Peninsula -- History -- 19th century Mayas -- Yucatán Peninsula -- Social conditions -- 19th century Agricultural laborers -- Yucatán Peninsula -- History -- 19th century Agricultural laborers -- Yucatán Peninsula -- Social conditions -- 19th century SOCIAL SCIENCE / General Agricultural laborers Agricultural laborers -- Social conditions Mayas Mayas -- Social conditions Rum industry Sugarcane industry Central America -- Yucatán Peninsula Mexico Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Mathews, Jennifer P., 1969- author. Project Muse. distributor. LC no. 2019046941 ISBN 9780816541447 0816541442

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