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The world of caffeine : the science and culture of the world's most popular drug
Weinberg, Bennett Alan.
Adult Nonfiction 613.84 W
Weinberg, Bennett Alan.
Adult Nonfiction 613.84 W
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| Contents | Page |
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| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Overview: Caffeine Encounters | p. xi |
| Prologue: The Discovery of Caffeine | p. xvii |
| Part I - Caffeine in history | p. 1 |
| 1. - Coffee: Arabian Origins | p. 3 |
| 2. - Tea: Asian Origins | p. 27 |
| 3. - Cacao: American Origins | p. 41 |
| Part II - Europe wakes up to caffeine | p. 51 |
| 4. - Monks and Men-at-Arms: Europe's First Caffeine Connections | p. 53 |
| 5. - The Caffeine Trade Supplants the Spice Trade: Tea and Coffee Come to the West | p. 61 |
| 6. - The Late Adopters: Germany, Russia, and Sweden Join In | p. 83 |
| 7. - Judgments of History: Medical Men Debate Caffeine | p. 95 |
| 8. - Postscript: Why Did Caffeine Come When It Came? | p. 125 |
| Part III - The culture of caffeine | p. 129 |
| 9. - Islands of Caffeine (1): Japan: The Tradition of Tea, the Novelty of Coffee | p. 133 |
| 10. - Islands of Caffeine (2): England: Caffeine and Empire | p. 147 |
| 11. - The Endless Simmer: America and the Twentieth Century Do Caffeine | p. 181 |
| 12. - Caffeine Culture and Le Fin de Millenaire | p. 197 |
| Part IV - The Natural history of caffeine | p. 213 |
| 13. - Caffeine in the Laboratory | p. 215 |
| 14. - Caffeine and the Plant Kingdom: "My Vegetable Love ..." | p. 235 |
| Part V - Caffeine and health | p. 267 |
| 15. - Caffeine and the Body: Health Effects, Reproductive Issues, and Fitness | p. 269 |
| 16. - Thinking Over Caffeine: Cognition, Learning, and Emotional Well-Being | p. 291 |
| 17. - Caffeine Dependence, Intoxication, and Toxicity | p. 303 |
| Epilogue: A Toast to the Future | p. 317 |
| Appendix A - The London Coffeehouse during the Commonwealth and Restoration | p. 321 |
| Appendix B - Supplementary Tables | p. 327 |
| Appendix C - Additional Studies of Caffeine's Physical Effects | p. 332 |
| Appendix D - Methodological Pitfalls | p. 342 |
| Notes | p. 345 |
| References | p. 373 |
| Index | p. 381 |
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