A Rich and Tantalizing Brew: A History of How Coffee Connected the World

by Jeanette M. Fregulia

Book Overview

The history of coffee is much more than the tale of one nonessential good--it is a lens through which to consider various strands of world history, from food and foodways to religion and economics and sociocultural history.

A Rich and Tantalizing Brew traces the history of the coffee bean, beginning with its cultivation and brewing as a private pleasure in the highlands of Ethiopia and Yemen before its emergence as a common comfort,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682260879
• ISBN13: 9781682260876
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
• Length: 193 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"