Candy : a century of panic and pleasure / Samira Kawash.

New York : Faber & Faber, [2013]

viii, 402 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

First edition.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Evil or just misunderstood? -- The machine candy revolution -- Fake sweets and fake food -- Demon candy, demon rum -- Becoming food -- In the kitchen -- A nourishing lunch -- Fattening -- A fighting food -- Sugar free -- Cavities -- Trick or treat? -- Junk-food junkies -- Candification -- In defense of candy.