Soda and Fizzy Drinks: A Global History

An effervescent exploration of the global history and myriad symbolic meanings of carbonated beverages.

More than eighty years before the invention of Coca—Cola, sweet carbonated drinks became popular around the world, provoking arguments remarkably similar to those they prompt today. Are they medicinally, morally, culturally, or nutritionally good or bad? Seemingly since their invention, they have been loved—and hated—for being cold or sweet or fizzy or stimulating. Many of their flavors ...