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Coffee: A Dark History
By
Antony Wild
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication date
June 1, 2005
Pages
323
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780393060713
ISBN-10
0393060713
Dimensions
0.75 by 6.50 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.40 lbs.
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Out of Print
Original list price
$25.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A five-hundred-year history of coffee draws on sources in alchemy, anthropology, politics, and other disciplines to document coffee's identity as one of the most valuable legally traded commodities in the world, tracing its origins in fifteenth-century East Africa, its rise as an imperial consumer product, its role in commercialism and social disruption, and more. 15,000 first printing.
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Hardcover
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from W W Norton & Co Inc (June 1, 2005)
9780393060713 | details & prices | 323 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 0.75 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $25.95
About: Presents a history of coffee, describing its origins in fifteenth-century East Africa, its rise as an imperial consumer product, and the current economic plight of today's coffee-producing countries.
About: Presents a history of coffee, describing its origins in fifteenth-century East Africa, its rise as an imperial consumer product, and the current economic plight of today's coffee-producing countries.
Paperback
from W W Norton & Co Inc (June 30, 2005)
9780393337396 | details & prices | 323 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $21.95
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