Cultivating Civilization: The Age of the English Coffee House.

Bakken, Timothy

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ERIC Number: EJ496915

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Publication Date: 1994

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Cultivating Civilization: The Age of the English Coffee House.

Bakken, Timothy

Social Education, v58 n6 p345-48 Oct 1994

Contends that the English coffee house was a social and economic institution that served as a daily newspaper and a center of commerce. Discusses coffee house origins, development, significance, and decline. Concludes that the coffee house served as a transition from medieval society to an age of rationality and industry. (CFR)

Descriptors: Cultural Traits, Discussion Groups, Economic Change, Economic Climate, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Intellectual History, Life Style, Sex Differences, Social Class, Social History, Social Influences, Social Structure, World History

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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