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viii, 311 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-299) and index. |
| Contents |
Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt: Stone-age brew -- Civilized beer -- Wine in Greece and Rome: The delight of wine -- The imperial vine -- Spirits in the colonial period: High spirits, high seas -- The drinks that built America -- Coffee in the age of reason: the great soberer -- The coffeehouse internet -- Tea and the British Empire: Empires of tea -- Tea power -- Coca-cola and the rise of America: From soda to cola -- Globalization in a bottle. |
| Summary |
From beer to Coca-Cola, the six drinks that have helped shape human history. Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history, becoming the defining drink during a pivotal historical period. This book tells the story of humanity from the Stone Age to the 21st century through the lens of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola. |
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Beverages -- History.
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Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- History.
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Tea -- History.
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Coffee -- History.
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Cola drinks -- History.
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Beverages. (OCoLC)fst00831042
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Coffee. (OCoLC)fst00866301
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Cola drinks. (OCoLC)fst00866946
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Drinking of alcoholic beverages. (OCoLC)fst00898212
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Tea. (OCoLC)fst01144120
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Title |
History of the world in six glasses |
| ISBN |
9780802715524 (pbk.) |
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0802715524 (pbk.) |
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0802714471 (alk. paper) |
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9780802714473 (alk. paper) |
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