Coffee: A Dark History

Author: Wild, Antony

Edition: 1st American Ed

Binding: Hardcover

Number Of Pages: 323

Release Date: 01-12-2005

Details: A European coffee trader traces the history of a leading global trade commodity. His bitter perspective encompasses coffee's role in the slave trade, revolutions, Napoleon's exile, the Starbucks phenomenon, and current global economics including the fair trade movement. An illustration shows coffee disrupting spiders' web- weaving more than marijuana. Given his occupation, it's surprising that Wild ignores research on coffee's positive health effects. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

EAN: 9780393060713

Package Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches

Languages: English