Much Ado Over Coffee
Author | : Bhaswati Bhattacharya |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 2017-08-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781351383158 |
ISBN-13 | : 1351383159 |
Rating | : 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Download or read book Much Ado Over Coffee written by Bhaswati Bhattacharya and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on oral history, fiction, fascinating intellectual gossip, and records of the Coffee Board of India, this study is a multi-sited ethnography of the Indian Coffee House, possibly the world’s first coffee house chain. It offers a critical analysis of adda (informal meetings) of the educated middle class in Allahabad, Calcutta and Delhi. The coffee house became the new socio-intellectual nerve centre, replacing the neigbourhood tea shops, and creating an entirely different social space. This book will have line drawings and cartoons as well as archival photographs.