HLTHAGE 2L03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: A Public Space, English Coffeehouses In The 17Th And 18Th Centuries, Alarm Clock
11 Feb 2019
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Coffee origins: long and rich history, although originally grown in ethiopia, first accounts of psychoactive properties from. Substituted in place of alcohol as social drug. Taken communally from bowl: despite prejudice against muslim liquor, spreads to europe. Why: provides practical solutions to european problems, safer than drinking water/milk, warmed body and muted hunger, facilitated social order when it replaced alcohol, schmitt: caffeine represents security and safety. Industrialists lobbied for lower taxes on caffeine than other drinks: tea ideal for poor could be extended, by combatting hunger, useful in transition from rural societies. Caffeine and modern life: most widely used drug in world, inseparable from modernity. Coffeehouses, factoris, fancy dinners, funerals, hospitals, etc everywhere. Classless in consumption: a drug for all purposes: we use to stimulate work but also to relax, to facilitate social bonds. Coffee and class: more than other drugs, caffeine spans all classes and professions.
