Rise of Tea Culture in China - The Invention of the Individual

This distinctive and enlightening book explores the development of tea drinking in China, using tea culture to explore the profound question of how Chinese have traditionally expressed individuality. By linking tea to individualism, Hinsch's deeply researched book makes an original and influential contribution to the history of Chinese culture.

Table des matières

Timeline of Major Chinese Dynasties

Introduction
Chapter One: The Rise of Tea
Chapter Two: Power
Chapter Three: Lu Yu
Chapter Four: Connoisseurship
Chapter Five: Morality
Chapter Six: Transcendence
Chapter Seven: Manhood

Glossary
Bibliography

A propos de l'auteur

Bret Hinsch is professor of history at Fo Guang University, Yilan, Taiwan. He is the author of Women in Ancient China, Women in Early Medieval China, Women in Early Imperial China, Women in Imperial China, Masculinities in Chinese History,and The Rise of Tea Culture in China.

Résumé

This distinctive and enlightening book explores development of tea drinking in China, using tea culture to explore the profound question of how Chinese have traditionally expressed individuality. By linking tea to individualism, Bret Hinsch's deeply researched book makes an original and influential contribution to the history of Chinese culture.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Bret Hinsch, Hinsch Bret
• Edition: Rowman and Littlefield
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 12.11.2015
• EAN: 9781442251786
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-5178-6
• Pages: 172
• Thèmes: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives; Asia/Pacific/Perspectives
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Livres de conseils > Cuisine & boissons > Boissons; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; China, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Asia / China, Food & society, Social and cultural history, Asian History, Cultural studies: food and society, China;Tea