Black Gold: The Dark History of Coffee book by Antony Wild
By Antony WildBlack Gold: The Dark History of Coffee book by Antony Wild
Coffee's dark five-hundred year history links alchemy and anthropology, poetry and politics, and science and slavery. Revolutions have been hatched in coffee houses, secret socities and commercial alliances formed, and politics and art endlessly debated. With over a hundred million people looking to it for their livelihood, the coffee industry is now the world's largest employer and the financial lifeblood of many third-world countries. But with world prices at a historic low, the future looks uncertain. In this thought-provoking expose, Antony Wild, coffee trader and historian, explores coffee's dismal colonial past and its perilous corporate present, revealing the shocking exploitation at the heart of the industry. Published By HarperCollins UK on 2005
Book details
- Paperback
- 364 pages
- English
- 1841156566
- 9781841156569
About Antony Wild
antony wild has tea and coffee running in his blood; his great-uncle started the famous betty's tearooms in his native yorkshire, and he has gone on to hel Read More about Antony Wild
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