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Big Questions:
How do the big 3 and the little 3 relate to the history of cultural imperialism, colonialism and the current manifestation of globalization?
How could a country that contains the majority of a product that the rest of the world must have and is willing to pay for become one of the poorest countries in the world?
Chapter 1:
What is the most widely used drug in the world?
Why did wine catch on in some places and not in others?
What were the consequences of alcohol distillation according to David Christian?
What was so remarkable about tobacco's conquest of Europe and Asia during the 17th century and how does this relate to globalization?
What are the four most widespread words in use on the planet?
Explain the Occam's Razor of the modern American coffee experience.
How do the three stages in the development of the world tea industry relate to cultural imperialism?
What is the relationship between sugar, rum and slavery?
Chapter 2:
What are the five factors that account for the widespread use of opium historically?
What is the inherent contradiction of the British Opium wars?
What is the ganja complex? (It's not a band)
What is the marijuana complex? (It's not a band either)
Why did cocaine fall off in the early 20th century only to reemerge in the 70s and 80s?