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Book SynopsisThis fascinating look at the unpredictable path of a single commodity will change the way readers look at both tea and the emergence of America.
Trade ReviewJane T. Merritt provides a compelling analysis of the economic, social, and political consequences of tea consumption in the American colonies during the eighteenth century.
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Economic History ReviewThis book makes an important contribution to our understanding of the powerful global context of the American Revolution and of late-eighteenthcentury American commercial ambitions and achievements.
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American Historical ReviewStudents at all levels utilising this text will value the appended detailed essay on both primary and secondary sources in addition to the detailed end-notes.
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Historical AssociationMerritt's book on tea takes a distinguished place in a growing list of formidable studies of colonial commodities whose histories have global importance: cod, cotton, madeira, mahogany, rum, salt, sugar, and who knows what next.
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Journal of American HistoryTable of ContentsContents AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsSeries Editor's Foreword Introduction: Consumer RevolutionsChapter 1: The English Commercial Empire ExpandsChapter 2: The Rise of a "Tea-fac'd Generation"Chapter 3: Politicizing American ConsumptionChapter 4: The Global Dimensions of the American Tea CrisisChapter 5: Repatriating Tea in Revolutionary AmericaChapter 6: Chinese Tea and American Commercial IndependenceConclusion NotesEssay on SourcesIndex
