{"product_id":"the-trouble-with-tea-9781421421520","title":"The Trouble with Tea","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis fascinating look at the unpredictable path of a single commodity will change the way readers look at both tea and the emergence of America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJane T. Merritt provides a compelling analysis of the economic, social, and political consequences of tea consumption in the American colonies during the eighteenth century.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eEconomic History Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStudents 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.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eHistorical Association\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMerritt'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.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  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","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529533792599,"sku":"9781421421520","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421421520.jpg?v=1731875990","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-trouble-with-tea-9781421421520","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}