Coffee and Coffeehouses: The Origins of a Social Beverage in the Medieval Near East (Publications on the Near East) cover
Coffee and Coffeehouses: The Origins of a Social Beverage in the Medieval Near East (Publications on the Near East)
by Ralph S Hattox
ISBN: 0295962313
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aamar · 2014-01-13 · Original thread
Yes, but not sure of your point. HN is diverse compared to 17th c. London coffeehouses.

The idea of a social coffee-house was developed in the Arab world: http://www.amazon.com/Coffee-Coffeehouses-Beverage-Universit...