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Your morning flat-white helped shape the modern world

‘Elegantly written, witty and so wide in scope, so rich in detail and so thought provoking’ Joanna Blythman



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'an aromatic blend of colonial history and globalisation criticism' Ecologist

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‘an elegantly written, witty book, so wide in scope, so rich in detail, so thought-provoking in the subtle way that it develops its central thesis, that it is a challenge to do justice to it’ Joanna Blythman

‘This adrenalised swipe through the story of the mightiest of elixirs is written by a genius with all the economic facts and figures at his fingertips’ Good Book Guide

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Black Gold

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    A Paperback / softback by Antony Wild

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint Fourth Estate Ltd
      Published 2 May 2019
      ISBN-13 9780008353438
      978-0008353438
      ISBN-10 0008353433
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      Business, Finance & Law International trade and commerce Food & Drink Cookery Food and drink: non-alcoholic beverages

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Your morning flat-white helped shape the modern world

      ‘Elegantly written, witty and so wide in scope, so rich in detail and so thought provoking’ Joanna Blythman



      Trade Review

      'an aromatic blend of colonial history and globalisation criticism' Ecologist

      'an impressive mix of historical overview and contemporary analysis' Time Out

      'Perfect ammo for destroying your Starbucks-guzzling workmates' Arena

      ‘an elegantly written, witty book, so wide in scope, so rich in detail, so thought-provoking in the subtle way that it develops its central thesis, that it is a challenge to do justice to it’ Joanna Blythman

      ‘This adrenalised swipe through the story of the mightiest of elixirs is written by a genius with all the economic facts and figures at his fingertips’ Good Book Guide

      ‘full of fascinating anecdotal detail about our favourite stimulant’ Geographical

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