A history of the world in 6 glasses
Beer was first made in the Fertile Crescent and by 3000 B.C.E. was so important to Mesopotamia and Egypt that it was used to pay wages. In ancient Greece wine became the main export of her vast seaborne trade, helping spread Greek culture abroad. Spirits such as brandy and rum fueled the Age of Expl...
| Main Author: | Standage, Tom (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Walker & Co. : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers,
2005.
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| Summary: |
Beer was first made in the Fertile Crescent and by 3000 B.C.E. was so important to Mesopotamia and Egypt that it was used to pay wages. In ancient Greece wine became the main export of her vast seaborne trade, helping spread Greek culture abroad. Spirits such as brandy and rum fueled the Age of Exploration, fortifying seamen on long voyages and oiling the pernicious slave trade. Although coffee originated in the Arab world, it stoked revolutionary thought in Europe during the Age of Reason, when coffeehouses became centers of intellectual exchange. And hundreds of years after the Chinese began drinking tea, it became especially popular in Britain, with far-reaching effects on British foreign policy. Finally, though carbonated drinks were invented in 18th-century Europe they became a 20th-century phenomenon, and Coca-Cola in particular is the leading symbol of globalization. For Tom Standage, each drink is a kind of technology, a catalyst for advancing culture by which he demonstrates the intricate interplay of different civilizations. You may never look at your favorite drink the same way again. |
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| Physical Description: |
viii, 311 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-299) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780802715524 0802715524 9780802714473 0802714471 9780739461914 0739461915 |
| Author Notes: |
(Bowker Author Biography) |