Empire of Tea - The Asian Leaf That Conquered the World

Tea has a rich and well-documented past. The beverage originated in Asia long before making its way to seventeenth-century London, where it became an exotic, highly sought-after commodity. Over the subsequent two centuries, tea's powerful psychoactive properties seduced British society, becoming popular across the nation from castle to cottage. Now the world's most popular drink, tea was one of the first truly global products to find a mass market, with tea drinking now stereotypically associated with British identity.
The delicate flavour profile and hot preparation of tea inspired poets, artists and satirists. Tea was embroiled in controversy, from the gossip of the domestic tea table to the civil disorder occasioned by smuggling and the political scandal of the Boston Tea Party. Based on extensive original research, and now available in paperback, Empire of Tea provides a rich cultural history that explores how the British 'way of tea' became the norm across the Anglophone world.

Info autore

Markman Ellis is Professor of Eighteenth-century Studies at Queen Mary, University of London.Richard Coulton is a lecturer in the Department of English, Queen Mary, University of London.Matthew Mauger is a lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London.

Riassunto

A rich cultural history of the British ‘way of tea’.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Richard Coulton, Coulton Richard, Markman Ellis, Markman Coulton Ellis, Ellis Markman, Matthew Mauger, Mauger Matthew
• Editore: Reaktion Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 14.05.2018
• EAN: 9781780238982
• ISBN: 978-1-78023-898-2
• Pagine: 328
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Mangiare e bere > Bevande; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, English, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, C 1700 To C 1800