Café Society

Tjora, A.; Scambler, G.

While tracing the historical emergence of the café as a social institution and noting its multiple faces and functions in the modernity of the occident, three themes run like threads of varying texture through the chapters: the social connectivity and inclusion of cafés, café as surrogate office, and café as site of exchange for news and views.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-11-07

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349446438

DOI: 10.1057/9781137275936

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 208