The Tale of Tea A Comprehensive History of Tea from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day
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- Author: GEORGE VAN DRIEM
- ISBN: 9789004386259
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"The Tale of Tea is the saga of globalisation. Tea gave
birth to paper money, the Opium Wars and Hong Kong, triggered the Anglo-Dutch
wars and the American war of independence, shaped the economies and military
history of Tâang and Sáong China and moulded Chinese art and culture. Whilst
black tea dominates the global market today, such tea is a recent invention. No
tea plantations existed in the world's largest black tea producing countries,
India, Kenya and Sri Lanka, when the Dutch and the English wentto war about tea
in the 17th century. This book replaces popular myths about tea with recondite
knowledge on the hidden origins and detailed history of today's globalised
beverage in its many modern guises"--