A history of the world in 6 glasses. (2006 ©2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: History of the world in six glasses
• Further Information: Note: Tom Standage.
• Other Names: Standage, Tom
• Contents: Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt: Stone-age brew -- Civilized beer -- Wine in Greece and Rome: The delight of wine -- The imperial vine -- Spirits in the colonial period: High spirits, high seas -- The drinks that built America -- Coffee in the age of reason: the great soberer -- The coffeehouse internet -- Tea and the British Empire: Empires of tea -- Tea power -- Coca-cola and the rise of America: From soda to cola -- Globalization in a bottle.
• Publisher Details: New York : Walker & Co
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (218 pages), illustrations, map
• Subjects: 394.1/2; History -- General; Beverages -- History; Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- History; Tea -- History; Coffee -- History; Cola drinks -- History; Beverages; Coffee; Cola drinks; Drinking of alcoholic beverages; Tea; Cooking -- Beverages -- General; History; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780802718594; 0802718590
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.