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Black Gold The Dark History of Coffee

Paperback • 2005 • English

Black Gold The Dark History of Coffee

By Antony Wild

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About the book

The extraordinary tale of the wildfire spread of a drink which is embedded in our history and our daily cultural life - and which provides a compelling allegory for corporate greed, mercantile ruthlessness and global expansion. Arguably the most valuable legally traded commodity in the world after oil, coffee's dark five-hundred year history links alchemy and anthropology, poetry and politics, and science and slavery. Revolutions have been hatched in coffee houses, secret socities and commer...Show more

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ISBN

9781841156569

Publisher

Harper Perennial

Published year

2005

Language

English

Original title

Black Gold The Dark History of Coffee

Format

Paperback

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