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Empire of Tea is a cultural history of tea, from its ancient origins in China to its position as the world's favorite beverage today. It shows how tea was one of the first truly global commodities, and gave rise to the earliest cultural and economic exchanges between China and Britain.

Empire of Tea The Asian Leaf That Conquered the World

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      Publisher: Reaktion Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 5/1/2015
      ISBN13: 9781780234403, 978-1780234403
      ISBN10: 1780234406

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      Book Synopsis
      Empire of Tea is a cultural history of tea, from its ancient origins in China to its position as the world's favorite beverage today. It shows how tea was one of the first truly global commodities, and gave rise to the earliest cultural and economic exchanges between China and Britain.

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