Uncommon grounds: the history of coffee and how it transformed our world
Необычные земли: история кофе и то, как он преобразил наш мир
1999-11-01
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coffee commodificationcoffee globalizationcoffee varieties (Arabica, Robusta)history of coffeespecialty coffee and Starbucks experience
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* Prologue: The Oriflama Harvest * Introduction: Puddle Water or Panacea? Seeds Of Conquest * Coffee Colonizes the World * The Coffee Kingdoms * The American Drink * The Great Coffee Wars of the Gilded Age * Hermann Sielcken and Brazilian Valorization * The Drug Drink Canning The Buzz * Growing Pains * Making the World Safe for Coffee * Selling an Image in the Jazz Age * Burning Beans, Starving Campesinos * Showboating the Depression * Cuppa Joe Bitter Brews * Coffee Witch Hunts and Instant Non-Gratification * Robusta Triumphant Romancing The Bean * A Scattered Band of Fanatics * The Black Frost * The Specialty Revolution * The Starbucks Experience * Eco-Coffee
Key Findings
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Coffee production involved social and moral conflicts: worker hardship ('Burning Beans, Starving Campesinos'), witch hunts, and fanatical movements around coffee.
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Coffee spread globally and became a major commodity shaping world history.
3
Colonial and national 'Coffee Kingdoms' emerged, indicating political and economic systems built around coffee production.
4
Economic crises and agricultural events—such as the Great Depression, the Black Frost, and Brazilian valorization—had major impacts on coffee markets and producers.
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Environmental and ethical concerns emerged, as suggested by chapters on 'Eco-Coffee' and efforts to make the world 'safe for coffee'.
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Industrialization and commercialization transformed coffee processing and marketing, including canning, instant coffee, and image-driven advertising in the Jazz Age.
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The United States developed a distinct coffee culture, evidenced by sections on 'The American Drink' and 'The Starbucks Experience'.
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The rise of Robusta and a later 'Specialty Revolution' shifted varieties and quality standards in the coffee industry.
Research Object
Coffee (the crop, beverage, and its global production/consumption systems)
Research Subject
Historical evolution and global transformative impacts of coffee, including its social, economic, political, and cultural effects from origins to modern specialty and corporate systems
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