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Taschenbuch: 504 Seiten
Verlag: Basic Books (1. April 2000)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 0465054676
ISBN-13: 978-0465054671
Gr��e und/oder Gewicht: 23,3 x 15,5 x 3,2 cm

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Since its discovery in an Ethiopian rainforest centuries ago, coffee has brewed up a rich and troubled history, according to Uncommon Grounds, a sweeping book by business writer Mark Pendergrast. Over the years, the beverage has fomented revolution, spurred deforestation, enriched a few while impoverishing the many, and addicted millions with its psychoactive caffeine. Coffee is now the world's second most valuable legal commodity, behind oil, according to Pendergrast, who is also author of For God, Country, and Coca-Cola.

"A good cup of coffee can turn the worst day tolerable, can provide an all-important moment of contemplation, can rekindle a romance," he writes. "And yet, poetic as its taste may be, coffee's history is rife with controversy and politics." For example, coffee bankrolled Idi Amin's genocidal regime in Uganda and the Sandinistas' revolution in Nicaragua. Uncommon Grounds provides some fascinating tidbits. Did you know that coffeehouses helped spawn the French and American revolutions? Or that coffee supplanted alcohol as a favorite breakfast drink in Britain in the late 1600s, and later became a patriotic American beverage after the Boston Tea Party? Pendergrast also details the rise and fall of regional coffee brands in the United States, the role of advertising in the industry, the global economic impact of coffee prices, and the recent emergence of specialty-coffee retailers--Starbucks, for example. Finally, he explores the social and environmental ramifications of coffee and highlights recent attempts to encourage a livable wage and environmental protection in coffee-producing nations such as Brazil. Pendergrast also includes an appendix on "how to brew the perfect cup." This wide-ranging book is a good read for those curious about the history and context behind that morning cup of coffee, as well as for those strictly interested in the business side of the industry. --Dan Ring -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verf�gbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

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Pendergrast's sprightly, yet thoroughly scholarly, history of America's favorite hot beverage packs the pleasurable punch of a double espresso. From the drink's origins in sixth-century Ethiopia through the Arab introduction of coffee to Europe in the sixteenth century, the brown infusion has generated passion and intrigue. Tropical New World nations became economically (and politically) tied to a volatile market manipulated by financiers far from their shores. Pendergrast vividly sketches an amazing cast of characters created by the coffee trade, notably Hermann Sielcken, a coffee monopolist, and C. W. Post, who founded an empire promoting a coffee substitute. Pendergrast also limns the mutual growth of America's grocery chains and the nation's advertising industry, which created some of the earliest demand for brand-name products. As baby boomers matured, postwar expansion of specialty coffee roasters burgeoned in the eighties and yielded the mighty Starbuck's empire and those ubiquitous green and white paper cups that rival McDonald's arches as contemporary cultural icons. Mark Knoblauch -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verf�gbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

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Spin Doctor Fake History 26. Juli 2000

Von Keith Frampton

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If you are interested in an extremely limited, totally upper middleclass WASP history of only the aspects of coffee that apply to the 20th century US then this book is perfect for you. If, however, you are interested in a balanced history of coffee that applies equal weight to different times, countries, and societal impacts then I very strongly suggest you look elsewhere. I had very much looked forward to reading this book only to be very dissapointed. It is extremely selective in its coverage of 'facts', it is consistently biased in its presentation of the 'winners/losers', and does not describe, or even at times acknowledge, significant affects of coffee in other nations and times other than to do things like quote tittilating paragraphs from very restrictive audience London 'brochures'. Don't waste your time or money on this so-called history, read something relevant.

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Just as good as the book on Coca-Cola! 15. Juli 2000

Von Geoff Puterbaugh

Format:Taschenbuch

I loved this man's history of Coca-Cola, and his book on coffee is every bit as good. At least I learned one hard fact: coffee beans come in two types -- Arabica and Robusta. The good-tasting ones are the Arabica. The Robustas are vastly inferior, but are more robust plants. One commonly recurring theme then, is coffee merchants trying to sell as much Robusta as possible -- at Arabica prices! Instant coffee is a great refuge for Robusta beans, and so is espresso.

Fascinating stuff. Highly recommended! I can't wait for his book on tea (hint hint).

Strong brew! 19. Juni 2000

Von Bryan Rampey

In Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World, Mark Pendergrast traces the commercial, political, and social impact of the bean from its mythical discovery by an Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi to its modern vacuum-packed ubiquity. Pendergrast does best when describing the coffee-drinking habits of populations around the world down through history. Also of great interest are the sections illustrating the impetus that the coffee trade provided empire-building nations during the age of colonialism. Some of the strongest sections of the book deal with the role of the coffee trade in Cold War and contemporary U.S. foreign policy. Pendergrast also devotes ample attention to the social and environmental effects of the cultivation of coffee in the countries where it is grown. The text only lags a bit, however, during the long accounts of relatively mundane business maneuvers by various U.S. companies attempting to gain market supremacy. There is a useful appendix illustrating how to brew "the perfect cup" of coffee.