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NPR, Goats and Soda, March 17, 2024

-Q&A: Author of 'Bottled: How Coca-Cola Became African' on Coke's Surprising History.

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The Wall Street Journal, February 7, 2004

-‘Bottled’ Review: The Real Thing and Its Reach

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Harvard Magazine, January-February 2024

-Off the Shelf: Recent Books with Harvard Connection

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The Conversation, January 2, 2024

-Coca-Cola in Africa: A Long History Full of Unexpected Twists and Turns

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New Book Network Podcast

-Bottled: How Coca-Cola Became African, a conversation with Dr. Miranda Melcher

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Penn Today, October 27, 2003

- Coca-Cola in Africa: A new book by Sara Byala of the School of Arts & Sciences examines the century-long history of the soft drink manufacturer and its local impact in Africa

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Times Literary Supplement, October 20, 2003

-Hating America, Loving Coke: How a Dark, Sticky Drink from Atlanta Conquered Africa

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Financial Mail, August 31, 2003

- Coca-Cola: Biography of a Beverage: Bottled: How Coca-Cola Became African tells the story of the bohemoth on the continent as a catalyst for both capitalism and change

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- In Convesration with Sara Byala: Coca-Cola as the Epitome of Elite Capitalism, Probing and Africanist Historian's View


World Today, Aug-Sept 2023

-Sara Byala: Coca-Cola Has Immense Power

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