Tea and Empire - James Taylor in Victorian Ceylon

This book brings to life for the first time the remarkable story of James Taylor, 'father of the Ceylon tea enterprise' in the nineteenth century, and examines the dark side of planting life including violence and conflict, oppression and despair.

Sommario

Introduction
1. Before Ceylon
2. The rise and fall of 'King Coffee'
3. Transition to tea
4. Globalising Ceylon tea
5. A Scottish effect?
6. A planter's life
7. Cross-cultural contact
8. Times to home
9. Triumph and tears: last years and legacy
Afterword
Index

Info autore

Angela McCarthy is Professor of Scottish and Irish History at the University of Otago

Sir Tom Devine is Sir William Fraser Professor Emeritus of Scottish History and Palaeography at the University of Edinburgh

Riassunto

This book brings to life for the first time the remarkable story of James Taylor, ‘father of the Ceylon tea enterprise’ in the nineteenth century, and examines the dark side of planting life including violence and conflict, oppression and despair. -- .

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: T M Devine, T. Devine, T. M. Devine, Tom Devine, Angela McCarthy, Angela Devine Mccarthy
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781526119056
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-1905-6
• Pagine: 272
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Wirtschaftsgeschichte, Sri Lanka, 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Asiatische Geschichte