Social history at the Free University of amsterdam. He is the author of the making of a periphery and the sugar plantation in india and indonesia. He is joined in conversation tonight sharmila sen the editorial and director of special initiative at Harvard University press. She was formerly a faculty member of the Harvard English Department and is the author the Award Winning . Not quite. Not losing and finding race in america tonight. Elizabeth asma is presenting his new book, the world of sugar how the sweet stuff transformed our politics, health and, environment over 2000 years. This book, a definitive 2500 year history of sugar and its human costs, which author sven beckert says explores something as mundane as sugar came to play a crucial role in making of the world we inhabit today. Attentive to local specificity as much to earth, spanning connections to culture and capital, power and poverty. This book is global history at its best. Were so pleased to host this event here at Har
Now i am so pleased in to introduce tonights speakers ulbe bosma is the Senior Researcher at the Internet Institute of social history and professor of International Social history at the Free University of amsterdam. He is the author of the making of a periphery and the sugar plantation in india and indonesia. He is joined in conversation tonight sharmila sen the editorial and director of special initiative at Harvard University press. She was formerly a faculty member of the Harvard English Department and is the author the Award Winning . Not quite. Not losing and finding race in america tonight. Elizabeth asma is presenting his new book, the world of sugar how the sweet stuff transformed our politics, health and, environment over 2000 years. This book, a definitive 2500 year history of sugar and its human costs, which author sven beckert says explores something as mundane as sugar came to play a crucial role in making of the world we inhabit today. Attentive to local specificity as m
Now i am so pleased in to introduce tonights speakers ulbe bosma is the Senior Researcher at the Internet Institute of social history and professor of International Social history at the Free University of amsterdam. He is the author of the making of a periphery and the sugar plantation in india and indonesia. He is joined in conversation tonight sharmila sen the editorial and director of special initiative at Harvard University press. She was formerly a faculty member of the Harvard English Department and is the author the Award Winning . Not quite. Not losing and finding race in america tonight. Elizabeth asma is presenting his new book, the world of sugar how the sweet stuff transformed our politics, health and, environment over 2000 years. This book, a definitive 2500 year history of sugar and its human costs, which author sven beckert says explores something as mundane as sugar came to play a crucial role in making of the world we inhabit today. Attentive to local specificity as m
Now i am so pleased in to introduce tonights speakers ulbe bosma is the Senior Researcher at the Internet Institute of social history and professor of International Social history at the Free University of amsterdam. He is the author of the making of a periphery and the sugar plantation in india and indonesia. He is joined in conversation tonight sharmila sen the editorial and director of special initiative at Harvard University press. She was formerly a faculty member of the Harvard English Department and is the author the Award Winning . Not quite. Not losing and finding race in america tonight. Elizabeth asma is presenting his new book, the world of sugar how the sweet stuff transformed our politics, health and, environment over 2000 years. This book, a definitive 2500 year history of sugar and its human costs, which author sven beckert says explores something as mundane as sugar came to play a crucial role in making of the world we inhabit today. Attentive to local specificity as m
For greater trade links and investment. The imf has increased its growth predictions for this year and next to 3. 9 . It says that reflects growing momentum and President Trumps recent us tax reforms. The imf says the good news has been well spread out with 120 countries, representing 75 of the world economy, seeing stronger growth in 2017. Business leaders have noticed it too. 57 of the worlds leading chief executives believe growth will improve over the next year according to a survey by the consultants pwc. And thats been reflected on stock markets around the world, which have repeatedly set record highs since last years davos gathering. Lets get more on this story from sally, whos in place in davos. Thanks a lot, samantha. We have plenty of snow here, thats for sure, it is still falling, the forecast is it may stop today, i imagine the organisers are hoping it will because its been quite a Logistical Mission to try to clear the literal metres of snow piling up all over this resort.