A rich and tantalizing brew : a history of how coffee connected the world / Jeanette M. Fregulia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fregulia, Jeanette M., author.

Series:

Food and foodways (Fayetteville, Ark.)

Food and foodways series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coffee--History.

Coffee.

Coffee--Social aspects.

Coffee industry--Social aspects.

Coffee industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Fayetteville : The University of Arkansas Press, 2019.

Summary:

The history of coffee is much more than the tale of one luxury good-it is a lens through which to consider various strands of world history, from food and foodways to religion and economics and sociocultural dynamics. A Rich and Tantalizing Brew traces the history of coffee from its cultivation and brewing first as a private pleasure in the highlands of Ethiopia and Yemen through its emergence as a sought-after public commodity served in coffeehouses first in the Muslim world, and then traveling across the Mediterranean to Italy, to other parts of Europe, and finally to India and the Americas. At each of these stops the brew gathered ardent aficionados and vocal critics, all the while reshaping patterns of socialization. Taking its conversational tone from the chats often held over a steaming cup, A Rich and Tantalizing Brew offers a critical and entertaining look at how this bitter beverage, with a little help from the tastes that traveled with it-chocolate, tea, and sugar-has connected people to each other both within and outside of their typical circles, inspiring a new context for sharing news, conducting business affairs, and even plotting revolution.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Series Editors' Preface

Preface: A Personal Journey to Coffee

Introduction: One Bean, Many Histories

Chapter 1: Desert to Sea: Coffee, History, and Place

Chapter 2: Sociability, Chemistry, and Coffee's Eastern Origins

Chapter 3: Coffee Crosses the Mediterranean

Chapter 4: Coffee and the World of Commodities

Chapter 5: Anxieties about Coffee

Chapter 6: Coffee and New Patterns of Socialization

Chapter 7: Coffee and Modernity

Conclusion: Just the Grounds

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781610756556

161075655X

OCLC:

1043305808