A History of the World in 6 Glasses
by Tom Standage
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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 during pivotal epochs -- from humankind's adoption of agriculture and the birth of cities to the advent of globalization. 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. For Standage, each drink is a kind of technology, a catalyst for advancing culture by which he demonstrates the intricate interplay of different civilizations. After reading his clever and enlightening book, you may never look at your favorite drink in quite the same way again. - Back cover.
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses
2006, Walker Publishing Company Inc., a division of Bloomsbury USA
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Table of Contents
| Introduction : Vital fluids | ||
| Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt. | ||
| 1. A Stone Age brew | ||
| 2. Civilized beer | ||
| Wine in Greece and Rome. | ||
| 3. The delight of wine | ||
| 4. The imperial vine | ||
| Spirits in the Colonial Period. | ||
| 5. High spirits, high seas | ||
| 6. The drinks that built America | ||
| Coffee in the Age of Reason. | ||
| 7. The great soberer | ||
| 8. The coffeehouse internet | ||
| Tea and the British Empire. | ||
| 9. Empires of tea | ||
| 10. Tea power | ||
| Cocal-Cola and the rise of America. | ||
| 11. From soda to cola | ||
| 12. Globalization in a bottle | ||
| Epilogue : Back to the source | ||
| Appendix : In search of ancient drinks | ||
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"Published in 2006 by Walker Publishing Company Inc., a division of Bloomsbury USA." - Title page verso.
"First published in the United States in 2005 by Walker & Company. This paperback edition published in 2006." - Title page verso.
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