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The empire of tea : the remarkable history of the plant that took over the world Alan Macfarlane and Iris Macfarlane
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks TX 652 .C37 no. 202
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Macfarlane, Alan.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tea--History.
- Tea.
- Tea--Social aspects.
- Tea trade--History.
- Tea trade.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 308 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Overlook Press, 2004.
- Summary:
- Traces the history of tea, examining the impact the Camelia plant has had on civilization, and discussing its effects on culture, art, politics, and environment.
- Contents:
- Part I Bewitched
- Part II Enslaved
- Part III Embodied.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-303) and index.
- Local Notes:
- HSP Historic Culinary Arts Collection
- Other Format:
- Online version: Macfarlane, Alan. Empire of tea.
- ISBN:
- 1585674931
- 9781585674930
- OCLC:
- 53325050
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- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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