A History Of The World In 6 Glasses
A History of the World in 6 Glasses 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.
A History Of The World In 6 Glasses
A History Of The World In 6 Glasses
A History Of The World In 6 Glasses
A History Of The World In 6 Glasses
A History Of The World In 6 Glasses
A History Of The World In 6 Glasses
A History Of The World In 6 Glasses
A History Of The World In 6 Glasses
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