The Tale Of Tea
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The Tale Of Tea
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Author : George L. van Driem
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2019-01-14
The Tale Of Tea written by George L. van Driem and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-14 with History categories.
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 Táng and Sòng 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 went to 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.
The Tale Of Tea
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Author : George L. van Driem
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-12-11
The Tale Of Tea written by George L. van Driem and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-11 with History categories.
The Tale of Teais 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 Táng and Sòng 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 went to 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.
The Tale Of Tea
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Author : George van Driem
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
The Tale Of Tea written by George van Driem and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Tea categories.
The Tale of Tea presents a comprehensive history of tea from prehistoric times to the present day in a single volume, covering the fascinating social history of tea and the origins, botany and biochemistry of this singularly important cultigen.
Tales Of The Tea Trade
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Author : Michelle Comins
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Release Date : 2019-09-03
Tales Of The Tea Trade written by Michelle Comins and has been published by Rizzoli Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-03 with Cooking categories.
Take a look at the world of tea from a completely new perspective and join tea merchants Michelle and Rob Comins on a fascinating journey into the lives of those who plant, pluck, and process tea. Going beyond the standard story of leaf to cup, this book offers a unique first-hand insight into the culture, ceremony, opportunities, and threats surrounding the ancient art of preparing tea. Michelle and Rob Comins offer their perspectives on how Eastern tea rituals can find a place in our increasingly busy Western lives, exploring key ingredients and ethical sourcing, and showing you how to translate and recreate tea practices at home. Chapters include The Story of Tea, The Tea Plant, The Main Types of Tea, The International Tea Industry, Tea and Health, and Time for Tea. This book stands alone in addressing tea from multiple perspectives; more than 50 global experts contribute their stories and insights. They inspire us to think of, and buy, tea in much the same way we do coffee, making loose leaf tea a simple, everyday pleasure.
Empire Of Tea
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Author : Markman Ellis
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2015-06-15
Empire Of Tea written by Markman Ellis and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-15 with History categories.
Although tea had been known and consumed in China and Japan for centuries, it was only in the seventeenth century that Londoners first began drinking it. Over the next two hundred years, its stimulating properties seduced all of British society, as tea found its way into cottages and castles alike. One of the first truly global commodities and now the world’s most popular drink, tea has also, today, come to epitomize British culture and identity. This impressively detailed book offers a rich cultural history of tea, from its ancient origins in China to its spread around the world. The authors recount tea’s arrival in London and follow its increasing salability and import via the East India Company throughout the eighteenth century, inaugurating the first regular exchange—both commercial and cultural—between China and Britain. They look at European scientists’ struggles to understand tea’s history and medicinal properties, and they recount the ways its delicate flavor and exotic preparation have enchanted poets and artists. Exploring everything from its everyday use in social settings to the political and economic controversies it has stirred—such as the Boston Tea Party and the First Opium War—they offer a multilayered look at what was ultimately an imperial industry, a collusion—and often clash—between the world’s greatest powers over control of a simple beverage that has become an enduring pastime.
For All The Tea In China
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Author : Sarah Rose
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2010-03-18
For All The Tea In China written by Sarah Rose and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-18 with History categories.
A dramatic historical narrative of the man who stole the secret of tea from China In 1848, the British East India Company, having lost its monopoly on the tea trade, engaged Robert Fortune, a Scottish gardener, botanist, and plant hunter, to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China—territory forbidden to foreigners—to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea horticulture and manufacturing. For All the Tea in China is the remarkable account of Fortune's journeys into China—a thrilling narrative that combines history, geography, botany, natural science, and old-fashioned adventure. Disguised in Mandarin robes, Fortune ventured deep into the country, confronting pirates, hostile climate, and his own untrustworthy men as he made his way to the epicenter of tea production, the remote Wu Yi Shan hills. One of the most daring acts of corporate espionage in history, Fortune's pursuit of China's ancient secret makes for a classic nineteenth-century adventure tale, one in which the fate of empires hinges on the feats of one extraordinary man.
The True History Of Tea
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Author : Victor H. Mair
language : en
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Release Date : 2012-12-10
The True History Of Tea written by Victor H. Mair and has been published by Thames & Hudson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-10 with Cooking categories.
This is the remarkable story of tea and its uses from ancient times to the present. The narrative takes the reader from the jungles of Southeast Asia to the splendour of the Tang and Song Dynasties in China, from the tea ceremony aesthetics of medieval Japan to the fabled tea and horse trade of Central Asia, from the advent of Britains love affair with tea to the tea party that sparked the American Revolution. Throughout the centuries, tea has inspired artists, enhanced religious experience, played a pivotal role in the emergence of world trade, and helped trigger major wars. No other drink has touched the lives of so many people in so many different ways. The True History of Tea brings all these disparate strands together in an erudite tale full of quirky facts and unexpected byways, celebrating the common heritage of a beverage we have all come to love.
Three Cups Of Tea
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Author : Greg Mortenson
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2008-01-03
Three Cups Of Tea written by Greg Mortenson and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Traces how the author, having been rescued and resuscitated by Himalayan villagers after a failed attempt to climb K2, worked to build schools that would benefit the young girls who were forbidden an education by Taliban restrictions.
The Book Of Tea
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Author : Kakuzo Okakura
language : en
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
Release Date : 2012
The Book Of Tea written by Kakuzo Okakura and has been published by Jazzybee Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.
This is the extended and annotated edition including * an extensive annotation of more than 10.000 words about the history and basics of Buddhism, written by Thomas William Rhys Davids The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzo (1906), is a long essay linking the role of tea (Teaism) to the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese life. Addressed to a western audience, it was originally written in English and is one of the great English Tea classics. Okakura had been taught at a young age to speak English and was proficient at communicating his thoughts to the Western mind. In his book, he discusses such topics as Zen and Taoism, but also the secular aspects of tea and Japanese life. The book emphasizes how Teaism taught the Japanese many things; most importantly, simplicity. Kakuzō argues that this tea-induced simplicity affected art and architecture, and he was a long-time student of the visual arts. He ends the book with a chapter on Tea Masters, and spends some time talking about Sen no Rikyū and his contribution to the Japanese Tea Ceremony. (from wikipedia.com)
Tea
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Author : Roy Moxham
language : en
Publisher: Running PressBook Pub
Release Date : 2004
Tea written by Roy Moxham and has been published by Running PressBook Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
A comprehensive treatment of the single commodity that helped shape an empire explores the role of tea in England's wars with China and her own colonists in America, while exploring its role in shaping the economic fortunes of the British Empire from London to Africa to the coast of India. Reprint.