| Description |
433 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [367]-419) and index. |
| Summary |
"The epic story of the rise of coffee in the Americas, and how it connected and divided the modern world. Sedgewick reveals how the growth of coffee production, trade, and consumption went hand in hand with the rise of the scientific idea of energy as a universal force, which transformed thinking about how the human body works as well as ideas about the relationship of one person's work to another's. In the process, both El Salvador and the United States earned the nickname "Coffeeland," though for radically different reasons, and with consequences that reach into the present. This history of how coffee came to be produced by the world's poorest people and consumed by its richest opens up a unique perspective on how the modern globalized world works, ultimately provoking a reconsideration of what it means to be connected to far-away people and places through the familiar things that make up our everyday lives"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Coffee industry -- North America -- Case studies.
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HISTORY / Latin America / General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Globalization.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Food Industry.
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Coffee industry. (OCoLC)fst00866361
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North America. (OCoLC)fst01242475
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Sedgewick, Augustine, Coffeeland First hardcover. New York : Penguin Press, 2020. 9780698167933 (DLC) 2019031333 |
| ISBN |
9781594206153 hardcover |
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1594206155 hardcover |
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