A Thirst for Empire: How Tea Shaped the Modern World by Erika Rappaport

A Thirst for Empire: How Tea Shaped the Modern World

Erika Rappaport

568 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced

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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,...

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