The Coffee Book: Anatomy of an Industry from Crop to the Last Drop (Updated) (A\bazaar Book Ser.)

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Synopsis
A history of coffee from the sixth century to Starbucks that&’s &“good to the last sentence&” (Las Cruces Sun News). One of Library Journal&’s &“Best Business Books&” This updated edition of The Coffee Book is jammed full of facts, figures, cartoons, and commentary covering coffee from its first use in Ethiopia in the sixth century to the rise of Starbucks and the emergence of Fair Trade coffee in the twenty-first. The book explores the process of cultivation, harvesting, and roasting from bean to cup; surveys the social history of café society from the first coffeehouses in Constantinople to beatnik havens in Berkeley and Greenwich Village; and tells the dramatic tale of high-stakes international trade and speculation for a product that can make or break entire national economies. It also examines the industry&’s major players, revealing the damage that&’s been done to farmers, laborers, and the environment by mass cultivation—and explores the growing &“conscious coffee&” market. &“Drawing on sources ranging from Molière and beatnik cartoonists to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the authors describe the beverage&’s long and colorful rise to ubiquity.&” —The Economist &“Most stimulating.&” —The Baltimore Sun
Copyright:
2006

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
272 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781595587244
Related ISBNs:
9781595580603
Publisher:
The New Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Nina Luttinger and Gregory Dicum.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Cooking, Food and Wine, Business and Finance
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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