The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug

Front Cover
Psychology Press, 2001 - Medical - 394 pages
1 Review
"The World of Caffeine is the first natural, cultural, and social history of our favorite mood enhancer - how it was discovered, its early uses, and the unexpected parts it has played in medicine, botany, painting, poetry, learning, and love. Weinberg and Bealer tell an intriguing story of a remarkable substance that has figured prominently in the exchanges of trade and intelligence that constitute the history and intercourse of nations. Its most common sources, coffee, tea, and chocolate, have been both promoted as productive of health and creativity and banned as corrupters of the body and mind or subverters of social order." "This is a tale of art and society - from India to Balzac to cybercafes - and the ultimate caffeine resource."--BOOK JACKET.
 

What people are saying - Write a review

THE WORLD OF CAFFEINE: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug

User Review  - Kirkus

A savory and spirited cultural history of caffeine, with summaries of pertinent scientific and medical research on the properties and effects of the world's drug of choice.Weinberg and Bealer ... Read full review

LibraryThing Review

User Review  - Allensabode - LibraryThing

Not bad. Some interesting facts about the prevelance of caffeine. I think they were a little loose with their footnotes at time (meaning I wish they would have footnoted a few other things) and they were a little off here and there - but I think it was pretty solid. Read full review

Selected pages

Contents

V
3
VI
25
VII
39
VIII
49
IX
51
X
59
XI
81
XII
93
XXI
213
XXII
233
XXIII
265
XXIV
267
XXVII
289
XXVIII
301
XXIX
315
XXX
319

XIII
123
XIV
127
XV
131
XVII
145
XVIII
179
XIX
195
XX
211
XXXI
325
XXXII
330
XXXIII
340
XXXIV
343
XXXV
381
Copyright

Other editions - View all

The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug
Bennett Alan Weinberg,Bonnie K. Bealer
Limited preview - 2004
The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug
Bennett Alan Weinberg,PH D Bennett Alan Weinberg, PH.D.,Bonnie K. Bealer
Limited preview - 2001
The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug
Bennett Alan Weinberg,Bonnie K. Bealer
Limited preview - 2004
View all »

Common terms and phrases

According addition alcohol American amount appears associated beans became become began beverage blood body brewed cacao Café caffeine caffeine's called cause century ceremony chemical China Chinese chocolate coffee coffeehouse cola common consumed consumption contain continued cultivation culture dependence doses drink drug Dutch early effects England English Europe European example fact half-life human hundred important improve increase Italy Japanese known later least leaves less levels London means medicinal natural observed opened original percent performance perhaps person physician plant popular prepared present produce quoting reference remained reported researchers result served sleep social society soft drinks stimulant story subjects taste theory tion trade tradition Travels tree University widely women writing

References to this book

About the author (2001)

Bennett Alan Weinberg is a medical and science writer. He is also chairman of his own advertising and public relations firm whose clients include several of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies.
Bonnie K.Bealer is a researcher and writer trained in psychology and anthropology. The authors live in Philadelphia.

Bibliographic information

QR code for The World of Caffeine
TitleThe World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug
AuthorsBennett Alan Weinberg, Bonnie K. Bealer, PH D Bennett Alan Weinberg, PH.D.
Editionillustrated
PublisherPsychology Press, 2001
ISBN0415927226, 9780415927222
Length394 pages
Subjects › 

Medical / History
Medical / Pharmacology
  
Export CitationBiBTeX EndNote RefMan