A Thirst for Empire

Erika Rappaport

Princeton University Press, 2019

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How the global tea industry influenced the international economy and the rise of mass consumerismTea has been one of the most popular commodities in the world. For 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
9780691192703
ISBN-10
0691192707
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2019
Publication date
2019-03-05
Pages
568
Dimensions
157x235x45
Weight
834