Coffee culture : local experiences, global connections / Catherine M. Tucker.
| Author/creator | Tucker, Catherine M. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, 2011. |
| Description | xv, 160 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2010033196 |
| ISBN | 9780415800242 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0415800242 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780415800259 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0415800250 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780203831243 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 0203831241 (e-book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | GT2918 .T83 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |