Whatever your favourite tipple, when you pour yourself a drink, you have the past in a glass.
You can likely find them all in your own kitchen — beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, cola. Line them up on the counter, and there you have it: thousands of years of human history in six drinks.
Tom Standage opens a window onto the past in this tour of six beverages that remain essentials today. En route he makes fascinating forays into the byways of western culture: Why were ancient Egyptians buried with beer? Why was wine considered a “classier” drink than beer by the Romans? How did rum grog help the British navy defeat Napoleon? What is the relationship between coffee and revolution? And how did Coca-Cola become the number one poster-product for globalization decades before the term was even coined?
From the Hardcover edition.
汤姆·斯丹迪奇,《经济学人》杂志的科技编辑,著有《土耳其人》、《海王星档案》和《维多利亚时代的互联网》(此书已被拍成纪录片)等。他曾为多家报纸、杂志撰写科技类文章,其中包括:《连线》、《卫报》和《每日电讯报》。如今他与妻子和女儿居住在英格兰的格林威治。
I like this book as it provides a unique perspective on understanding world history. The author Tom examines trends and forces of humanity evolution through the lenses of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola. It's hard and even ridiculous to summarize...
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评分Accessible history that how drinks shaped our world beyond thirst.
评分Accessible history that how drinks shaped our world beyond thirst.
评分以六杯饮品(啤酒/葡萄酒/烈酒/咖啡/茶/可乐)做时间线,介绍世界简史. 不错的书,值得一读.
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