Edition |
Pbk. ed. |
Description |
viii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
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 -- In search of ancient drinks -- Water. |
Subject |
Beverages -- History.
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Beverages. |
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History. |
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Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- History.
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Drinking of alcoholic beverages. |
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Tea -- History.
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Tea. |
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Coffee -- History.
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Coffee. |
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Cola drinks -- History.
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Cola drinks. |
Added Title |
History of the world in six glasses |
ISBN |
0802715524 |
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9780802715524 |
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