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Examines the social, political, and economic history of the coffee industry
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An overview of the production, consumption, and cultural popularity of coffee, providing an historical overview of the drink, tracing its farming and processing, examining the international trade in coffee, and discussing marketing and the recent growth in popularity of specialty coffees. The final chapter discusses the even more recent consumer movement against the coffee trade's exploitive impact on both the environment and labor in developing nations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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