num_pages: 416
description: How much do we really know about our number one drug of choice? This book a natural cultural and artistic history of our favourite mood enhancer tells us more by looking at how caffeine was discovered its early uses and the unexpected parts it has played in medicine religion painting poetry learning and love. The World of Caffeine is a captivating tale of art and society containing many stories including: how Balzac's addiction to caffeine drove him to eat coffee and may have killed him; how a mini Ice Age may have helped bring coffee tea and chocolate to popularity in Europe; and how caffeine in its various forms was used as cash in China Africa Central America and Egypt.
language: English
title: The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug
publisher: Routledge