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DESCRIPTION:Event @ the World Affairs Council, 5/19  What: “A History of the World in 
 6 Glasses”  Who: Tom Standage, Technology Editor, The Economist, Author, 
 "The Turk", "The Neptune File" and "The Victorian Internet" Presented by 
 the Young Professionals International Forum  Event: Throughout human 
 history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom 
 Standage relates, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence 
 on the course of history, becoming the defining drink during a pivotal 
 historical period.  A History of the World in 6 Glasses tells the story of 
 humanity from the Stone Age to the 21st century through the lens of beer, 
 wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola. Beer was first made in the Fertile 
 Crescent and by 3000 B.C.E. was so important to Mesopotamia and Egypt that 
 it was used to pay wages. In ancient Greece wine became the main export of 
 her vast seaborne trade, helping spread Greek culture abroad. Spirits such 
 as brandy and rum fueled the Age of Exploration, fortifying seamen on long 
 voyages and oiling the pernicious slave trade. Although coffee originated 
 in the Arab world, it stoked revolutionary thought in Europe during the Age 
 of Reason, when coffeehouses became centers of intellectual exchange. And 
 hundreds of years after the Chinese began drinking tea, it became 
 especially popular in Britain, with far-reaching effects on British foreign 
 policy. Finally, though carbonated drinks were invented in 18th-century 
 Europe they became a 20th-century phenomenon, and Coca-Cola in particular 
 is the leading symbol of globalization.  When: Friday, May 19th; Check In 
 and Drinks: (Coffee, Tea, and Cola): 6:00 PM, Program: 7:00 PM, Book 
 Signing and Drinks: (Beer, Wine, and Spirits): 8:00 PM  Where: World 
 Affairs Council, 312 Sutter St., 2nd Floor Auditorium, San Francisco  
 Admission Costs: Council members: FREE; Students w/ ID: $5; Non-members: 
 $15  Info: (415) 293-4600, info@wacsf.org, 
 http://www.itsyourworld.org/program.php?page=1610  Cosponsored by A Clean 
 Well-Lighted Place for Books  \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/04/19/96013.php
SUMMARY:“A History of the World in 6 Glasses” @ World Affairs Council
LOCATION:World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter St., 2nd Floor Auditorium, San Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/04/19/96013.php
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