01503nam a2200217Ia 4500 CTU_229066 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 641.3373 P397 Pendergrast, Mark Uncommon grounds : The history of coffee and how it transformed our world Mark Pendergrast New York Basic Books 1999 ncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in Abyssinia to its role in intrigue in the American colonies to its rise as a national consumer product in the twentieth century and its rediscovery with the advent of Starbucks at the end of the century. A panoramic epic, Uncommon Grounds uses coffee production, trade, and consumption as a window through which to view broad historical themes: the clash and blending of cultures, the rise of marketing and the “national brand,” assembly line mass production, and urbanization. Coffeehouses have provided places to plan revolutions, write poetry, do business, and meet friends. The coffee industry has dominated and molded the economy, politics, and social structure of entire countries.Mark Pendergrast introduces the reader to an eccentric cast of characters, all of them with a passion for the golden bean. Công nghiệp cà phê,Coffee industry Lịch sử,History dqhieu Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ