The Philosophy of Coffee

by Williams, Brian

• ISBN13: 9780712352307
• ISBN10: 0712352309
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2018-09-01
• Publisher: British Library Publishing

Summary

This is a short, entertaining, and illuminating introduction to the history and culture of coffee, from the humble origins of the bean in northeast Africa over a millennium to ago, to what it is today, a global phenomenon that is enjoyed around the world. It is the perfect gift for coffee lovers, and includes chapters on the rise of the coffeehouse, legal bans on coffee, Brazil's domination of the world coffee trade, and the birth of the espresso.

Author Biography

Brian Williams blogs about the culture of coffee at Brian's Coffee Spot.

Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction..................................................................................1
The Origins of Coffee.................................................................. 3
What is Coffee?........................................................................... 6
The Wine of Islam...................................................................... 12
Coffee Reaches Europe............................................................. 17
The Rise of the Coffeehouse...................................................... 22
The Suppression of the Coffeehouse........................................ .28
Escape from Arabia................................................................... .33
Coffee Spreads Around the World...............................................37
The Rise of Brazil........................................................................41
The Rise and Fall of Coffee in Britain......................................... 45
The Boston Tea Party................................................................. 49
The Nineteenth-Century Coffee Boom....................................... 53
The Birth of Espresso................................................................. 59
The Italians and Post-War London............................................. 65
Friends and the Rise of the Modern Coffee shop....................... 70
The Coffee Trade........................................................................ 74
Coffee, a Global Culture............................................................. 78
Where Do We Go From Here?................................................... 82
Appendix 1
But Doesn’t All Coffee Taste the Same?..................................... 87
Appendix 2
Brewing Coffee............................................................................ 91
Further Reading........................................................................... 97
Notes.......................................................................................... 101