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Tea and empire : James Taylor in Victorian Ceylon / Angela McCarthy and T.M. Devine. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCarthy, Angela, 1971- author.
- Devine, T. M. (Thomas Martin), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Taylor, James.
- Plantation owners--Scotland--Biography.
- Plantation owners.
- Tea plantations--Sri Lanka--History--19th century.
- Tea plantations.
- Tea trade--Sri Lanka--History--19th century.
- Tea trade.
- Sri Lanka.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- This text brings to life 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.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2017.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 14, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 1-5261-2339-8
- 1-5261-2820-9
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