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Antony Wild is uniquely placed to write about the fascinating history of coffee. He has worked for thirteen years as a buying director for the country’s foremost speciality coffee roaster and introduced previously unheard-of coffees to the United Kingdom. He is Director of the East India Company and has written several books, including THE EAST INDIA COMPANY and REMAINS OF THE RAJ, both published by HarperCollins.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Coffee trader and historian Antony Wild delivers a rollicking history of the most valuable legally traded commodity in the world after oilan industry that employs 100 million people throughout the world. From obscure beginnings in east Africa in the fifteenth century as a stimulant in religious devotion, coffee became an imperial commodity, produced by poor tropical countries and consumed by rich temperate ones. Through the centuries, the influence of coffee on the rise of capitalism and its institutions has been enormous. Revolutions were once hatched in coffeehouses, commercial alliances were forged, secret societies were formed, and politics and art were endlessly debated. Today, while coffee chains spread like wildfire, coffee-producing countries are in crisis: with prices at a historic low, they are plagued by unprecedented unemployment, abandoned farms, enforced migration, and massive social disruption. Bridging the gap between coffees dismal colonial past and its perilous corporate present, Coffee reveals the shocking exploitation that has always lurked at the heart of the industry. Masterful and exhaustive . . . eye-opening lessons in economics, ethics, culture and science, resulting in a comprehensive overview of a commodity that is second only to oil in its importance to world trade. Worcester Evening News This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780393337396