03471cam a2200349 4500 526415106 TxAuBib 20211106120000.0 ||||||s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780802718594 0802718590 B002STNBRK Amazon 4014932a-6f62-4db4-b893-67fc39031bd3 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 456709 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Standage, Tom. A History of the World in 6 Glasses [Libby]. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2009. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2794kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. History. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><b>From beer to Coca-Cola, the six drinks that have helped shape human history.</b></p> <p>Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history, becoming the defining drink during a pivotal historical period.</p> <p><i>A History of the World in 6 Glasses</i> tells the story of humanity from the Stone Age to the 21st century through the lens of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola. Beer was first made in the Fertile Crescent and by 3000 B.C.E. was so important to Mesopotamia and Egypt that it was used to pay wages. In ancient Greece wine became the main export of her vast seaborne trade, helping spread Greek culture abroad. Spirits such as brandy and rum fueled the Age of Exploration, fortifying seamen on long voyages and oiling the pernicious slave trade. Although coffee originated in the Arab world, it stoked revolutionary thought in Europe during the Age of Reason, when coffeehouses became centers of intellectual exchange. And hundreds of years after the Chinese began drinking tea, it became especially popular in Britain, with far-reaching effects on British foreign policy. Finally, though carbonated drinks were invented in 18th-century Europe they became a 20th-century phenomenon, and Coca-Cola in particular is the leading symbol of globalization.</p> <p>For Tom Standage, each drink is a kind of technology, a catalyst for advancing culture by which he demonstrates the intricate interplay of different civilizations. You may never look at your favorite drink the same way again.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/2183-1/401/493/2A/HistoryoftheWorldin06Glasses9780802718594.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=4014932A-6F62-4DB4-B893-67FC39031BD3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/2183-1/401/493/2A/HistoryoftheWorldin06Glasses9780802718594.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=4014932A-6F62-4DB4-B893-67FC39031BD3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/2183-1/401/493/2A/HistoryoftheWorldin06Glasses9780802718594.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=4014932A-6F62-4DB4-B893-67FC39031BD3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)