Importing the modern beer industry into Egypt -- A star rises: Stella and the Egyptian beer industry, 1920-1940 -- Crowning the pyramid: the Egyptian beer industry's "mature" period, 1940-1952 -- Stella is always delicious: selling beer in the time of Nasser, 1952-1958 -- A Pan-Arab brew: Stella...

Heineken is known all around the world, but few of the drinkers who eagerly watch the foam rise in their glass have heard of the business ploys, marketing tricks and extraordinary characters that transformed the Dutch family business into a global brand. Taking us on a journey from a small...

From barley to barstool, the art and science of beer -- Pioneer brewing, 1835-1860 -- Encouraging home industry, 1855-1915 -- The leading industry, 1860-1920 -- Milwaukee-queen of lager, 1865-1915 -- Oasis in the dry years, 1840-1932 -- Back to work, off to war, 1932-1955 -- The American way of...

"Nineteenth-century Cuba led the world in sugar manufacture and technological innovation was central to this. Along with steam-powered machinery came migrant engineers, indispensable aliens who were well rewarded for their efforts. But they remained perennial outsiders, symbolic of Cuba's...