A history of the world in 6 glasses /
Standage, Tom,
A history of the world in 6 glasses / History of the world in six glasses Tom Standage. - Pbk. edition. - viii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Originally published: New York : Walker & Co., c2005. Includes an excerpt from An edible history of humanity.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-299) and index.
Introduction : Vital fluids -- Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt -- A 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 -- Epilogue : Back to the source -- In search of ancient drinks. Pt.1 1. 2. Pt.2 3. 4. Pt.3 5. 6. Pt.4 7. 8. Pt.5 9. 10. Pt.6 11. 12. App.
Presents a comprehensive history of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola from ancient times through to the twenty-first century, and discusses their individual importance throughout the centuries to culture and society. "A History of the World in 6 Glasses presents an original, well-documented vision of world history, telling the story of humanity from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century through the lens of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola."-- Book Jacket.
0802715524 9780802715524 0802714471 9780802714473
2004061209
Beverages--History
Drinking of alcoholic beverages--History
Tea--History.
Coffee--History.
Cola drinks--History
GT2880 / .S83 2006
394.12
A history of the world in 6 glasses / History of the world in six glasses Tom Standage. - Pbk. edition. - viii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Originally published: New York : Walker & Co., c2005. Includes an excerpt from An edible history of humanity.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-299) and index.
Introduction : Vital fluids -- Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt -- A 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 -- Epilogue : Back to the source -- In search of ancient drinks. Pt.1 1. 2. Pt.2 3. 4. Pt.3 5. 6. Pt.4 7. 8. Pt.5 9. 10. Pt.6 11. 12. App.
Presents a comprehensive history of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola from ancient times through to the twenty-first century, and discusses their individual importance throughout the centuries to culture and society. "A History of the World in 6 Glasses presents an original, well-documented vision of world history, telling the story of humanity from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century through the lens of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola."-- Book Jacket.
0802715524 9780802715524 0802714471 9780802714473
2004061209
Beverages--History
Drinking of alcoholic beverages--History
Tea--History.
Coffee--History.
Cola drinks--History
GT2880 / .S83 2006
394.12