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By Bennett Alan Weinberg and Bonnie K. Bealer. 394 pp., illustrated. New York, Routledge, 2001. $27.50. ISBN 0-415-92722-6.

This book covers the history and social effects of the principal beverages that contain caffeine, notably coffee and tea. Products of cacao, chocolate that is eaten and drunk, and the soft drinks that contain caffeine (principally colas) are also covered. The historical origins of coffee, tea, and cacao are described, as are the various fascinating ways they made their way into world culture. Some of the main features of this story are told with a theme of geographic spread and with a description of effects of the arrival of "the drug," as the authors often refer to caffeine, on existing . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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