A Thirst for Empire

Erika Rappaport

Princeton University Press, 2017

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How the global tea industry influenced the international economy and the rise of mass consumerism Tea has been one of the most popular commodities in the world. Over centuries, profits from its growth and sales funded wars and fueled colonization, and its cultivation brought about massive changes--in land use, labor systems, market practices, and

ISBN-13
9780691167114
ISBN-10
0691167117
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2017
Publication date
2017-09-05
Pages
568
Dimensions
168x244x43
Weight
1094