Donica Belisle

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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30.05.2025 21:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you! Ok, I will :)

29.05.2025 01:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I have some research on diary keeping among travellers on ocean liners between Vancouver and Oceania mid 1800s to early 1900s. Way out of the time period but maybe it would fit?

28.05.2025 19:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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...

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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03.03.2025 15:16 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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.

06.01.2025 16:28 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

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....

22.11.2023 21:02 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Canadian Business History Association prizes for 2024 now open! Submissions due 28 February 2024

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