Uncommon grounds [electronic resource] : the history of coffee and how it transformed our world / Mark Pendergrast.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pendergrast, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coffee industry--History.

Coffee industry.

Coffee--History.

Coffee.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (473 p.)

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Uncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks. In this updated edition of the classic work, Mark Pendergrast reviews the dramatic changes in coffee culture over the past decade, from the disastrous ?Coffee Crisis" that caused global prices to plummet to the rise of the Fair Trade movement and the ?third-wave" of quality-obsessed coffee connoisseurs. As the scope of coffee culture continues to expand, Uncommon Grounds remains more than ever a brilliantly entertaining guide to the currents of one of the

Contents:

Dedication; Contents; Prologue; Introduction; Introduction to the Second Edition; Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Acknowledgments; Appendix; Notes on Sources; List of Interviews; Illustration Credits; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-465-02404-1

OCLC:

697122377