Salt, Cod and Sugar: Trade, Mobility, Circular Navigation, and Foodways in the Atlantic World
摘要
The production of salt, cod, and sugar is traditionally associated with distinct regions of the Atlantic world and vastly diverse historical and social contexts. However, these commodities are the constituents of a triptych which initiated trade networks, perpetuated circulation of goods, and mobility of individuals, connecting far-flung territories of the Atlantic world from the fifteenth century onward. This book addresses diverse understudied phenomena within this web of networks. Examples include: the importance of Caribbean and European saltpans for the processing of meat and fish in the American Northeast; the impact of North Atlantic cod on the production of sugar and on Caribbean, South American, and African foodways; and the relevance of circum-Caribbean sugar and its byproducts for provisioning European trading ships and fishing fleets. The goal of this book is to connect archaeologists working in various regions of the Atlantic world—reflecting how these regions were (and still are) transnational, complementary and interconnected—to discuss the global impact of salt, cod, and sugar on local narrative and archaeological contexts.