Friday, November 26, 2010

A Social History of Tea

A Social History of Tea
Jane Pettigrew (Hardcover - Feb 2002)
$44.61

The only disappointment about this book was there was no social history of tea in China, Korea, and Japan. That's too wide a scope for a single volume, perhaps. But it's a must-have for anyone who wants to see what tea consumers throughout Western history have seen of the drink.

A Social History of Tea

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Steeped in History: The Art of Tea

Steeped in History: The Art of Tea
(Paperback - Dec 1, 2009)
$26.40

After water, tea is the most frequently consumed beverage on the face of the earth. Eleven distinguished historians and over 300 colorful illustrations trace the impact of tea from its discovery in ancient China to the present-day tea plantations of Assam, and reveal the multitude of ways tea has figured in the visual and literary arts. From a ritual element in the quest to enlightenment in Japan and afternoon tea in England to a catalyst for brutal international conflict and horrific labor conditions, it has played a variety of striking and often paradoxical roles on the world stage.

Steeped in History: The Art of Tea

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The True History of Tea

The True History of Tea
Erling Hoh, Victor H. Mair (Hardcover - Mar 24, 2009)
$17.79

The True History of Tea brings these disparate aspects together in an entertaining tale that combines solid scholarship with an eye for the quirky, offbeat paths that tea has strayed upon during its long voyage. It celebrates the common heritage of a beverage we have all come to love, and plays a crucial part in the work of dismantling that obsolete dictum: East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet. 50 illustrations

The True History of Tea

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The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide

The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide
Mary Lou Heiss, Robert J. Heiss (Hardcover - Oct 1, 2007)
$21.45

Like tea itself, this book is soothing and nice. And would make a GREAT gift for anyone who loves history, food, is a teacup or teapot collector, is living in a cabin or on Park Avenue. Have homeschooling friends and family whom I have and will recommend the book to.

The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide

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For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed H…

For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed H…
Sarah Rose (Hardcover - Mar 18, 2010)
$17.13

Sarah Rose has rescued the aptly named Robert Fortune from the footnotes of Victorian obscurity and written an engrossing story explaining one of the great heists of history: how the British stole tea plants from China and successfully transplanted them in India. It's a spy story for gardeners in which daring-do and botany coexist on every page.

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