A Social History of Tea Tea's Influence on Commerce, Culture & Community
A Social History of Tea Tea's Influence on Commerce, Culture & Community
- ISBN 13:
9780983610625
- ISBN 10:
0983610622
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 01/05/2015
- Publisher: Benjamin Press
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Summary
British writer and tea historian Jane Pettigrew has joined forces again with American tea writer Bruce Richardson to chronicle the fascinating story of tea’s influence on British and American culture, commerce and community spanning nearly four centuries. These two leading tea professionals have seen first-hand the current tea renaissance sweeping modern culture and have written over two dozen books on the subject of tea, including The New Tea Companion. No beverage has shaped Western civilization more than the ancient elixir - tea.
Follow tea's amazing journey from Canton to London, Boston and beyond as these two leaders of today's tea renaissance weave a fascinating story detailing how the leaves of a simple Asian plant shaped the culture and politics of both the United Kingdom and the United States.
CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS
THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY: First Tea in England * East India Company * America’s Thirst for Tea * Tea Jars & Caddies
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: Teas for Sale * Tea Smuggling * Tea Etiquette * Liberty Tea * Boston Tea Party
THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: An Empire Built on Tea * Jane Austen’s Tea Things * Afternoon Tea * Glasgow Tea Movement * Tea & Suffrage
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: Teabags * The Tea Room Movement * Wartime Tea * Rise of American Tea Brands * Tea Dances * Specialty Tea THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY The American Teasmith * Tea & Health * The Starbucks Effect * Culinary Tea