Coffee culture : local experiences, global connections / Catherine M. Tucker.

Author/creator Tucker, Catherine M.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Routledge, 2011.
Descriptionxv, 160 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Subjects

SeriesThe Routledge series for creative teaching and learning in anthropology
Routledge series for creative teaching and learning in anthropology. ^A1036419
Contents Culture, caffeine, and coffee shops -- Theories of food and social meanings of coffee -- Coffee culture, history, and media in Coca-Cola land -- Tracing coffee connections -- Coffee and the rise of the world system -- Coffee, the Industrial Revolution, and body discipline -- Coffee controversies and threats to social order -- National identities and cultural relevance -- Hot and bothered: coffee and caffeine humor -- Is coffee good or bad for you? Debates over physical and mental health effects -- Planting and caring for coffee -- Harvesting, processing, and inequality -- Environmental sustainability of coffee production -- Environmental conundrums of coffee processing -- Market volatility and social calamity -- Efforts to mitigate the coffee cycle and the distribution of power -- A brief history of fair trade -- Conundrums of fair trade coffee: building equity or reinventing subjugation?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010033196
ISBN9780415800242 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0415800242 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780415800259 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0415800250 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780203831243 (e-book)
ISBN0203831241 (e-book)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GT2918 .T83 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold