Who Moves the Sugar Frontier? A Comment on <i>The World of Sugar: How the Sweet Stuff Transformed Our Politics, Health, and Environment over 2,000 Years</i> by Ulbe Bosma

Abstract The World of Sugar by Ulbe Bosma offers an ambitious and sweeping account of the global history of sugar. Readers interested in sugar’s role in shaping economies, environments, and societies will find it a captivating synthesis of its past and present trajectories. In this commentary, I engage critically with the book, focusing on the areas most closely aligned with my own research on the Brazilian sugar industry. I highlight key points related to labour, race, and resistance in order to broaden the debate on the sugar frontier.