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A Brief History of Tea

- Addiction, Exploitation, and Empire
Af: Roy Moxham Engelsk Paperback

A Brief History of Tea

- Addiction, Exploitation, and Empire
Af: Roy Moxham Engelsk Paperback
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''Absorbing and sometimes shocking'' - Literary Review
''A masterful historical study'' - The Good Book Guide

Behind the wholesome image of the world''s most popular drink lies a strangely murky and often violent past. From its first discovery to the present day, this is an extraordinary story of a great world obsession.

When tea began to be imported into the West from China in the seventeenth century, its high price and heavy taxes made it an immediate target for smuggling and dispute at every level, culminating in international incidents like the notorious Boston Tea Party.

In China itself the British financed their tea dealings by the ruthless imposition of the opium trade. Intrepid British tea planters soon began flocking to India, Ceylon and Africa, setting up huge plantations; often workers were bought and sold like slaves.

Roy Moxham''s account of this extraordinary history begins with his own sojourn in Africa, managing 500 acres of tea and a thousand-strong workforce. His experiences inform the book and led him to investigate the early history of tea - and the results of his researches reflect little credit on the British Empire, while often revealing a fascinating world story.

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''Absorbing and sometimes shocking'' - Literary Review
''A masterful historical study'' - The Good Book Guide

Behind the wholesome image of the world''s most popular drink lies a strangely murky and often violent past. From its first discovery to the present day, this is an extraordinary story of a great world obsession.

When tea began to be imported into the West from China in the seventeenth century, its high price and heavy taxes made it an immediate target for smuggling and dispute at every level, culminating in international incidents like the notorious Boston Tea Party.

In China itself the British financed their tea dealings by the ruthless imposition of the opium trade. Intrepid British tea planters soon began flocking to India, Ceylon and Africa, setting up huge plantations; often workers were bought and sold like slaves.

Roy Moxham''s account of this extraordinary history begins with his own sojourn in Africa, managing 500 acres of tea and a thousand-strong workforce. His experiences inform the book and led him to investigate the early history of tea - and the results of his researches reflect little credit on the British Empire, while often revealing a fascinating world story.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 272
ISBN-13: 9781845297473
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1845297474
Kategori: British Empire
Udg. Dato: 29 jan 2009
Længde: 12mm
Bredde: 129mm
Højde: 196mm
Forlag: Little, Brown Book Group
Oplagsdato: 29 jan 2009
Forfatter(e): Roy Moxham
Forfatter(e) Roy Moxham

Kategori British Empire

ISBN-13 9781845297473

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 272

Udgave

Længde 12mm

Bredde 129mm

Højde 196mm

Udg. Dato 29 jan 2009

Oplagsdato 29 jan 2009

Forlag Little, Brown Book Group

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