Tag Archives: Society

‘We Needed Coffee But . . .’ (Poetry Book Society Recommendation)

Posted on June 9, 2011 by coffeefool

A strikingly modern textual experiment, this collection of poems takes an audaciously playful approach to poetic structure and borrows inspiration from the most varied of sources: art exhibitions, song lyrics, a London Underground map, and the architecture of an airport. … Continue reading →

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Vassouras: A Brazilian Coffee County, 1850-1900: The Roles of Planter and Slave in a Plantation Society

Posted on June 3, 2011 by coffeefool

This book is a now classic social and economic study of the origins, apogee, and decline of coffee in the Parahyba Valley of South Central Brazil. Local society, the free-planters, professionals, tradesmen, and lower class citizens-and the slaves, are viewed … Continue reading →

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