A Thirst for Empire(English, Paperback, Rappaport Erika)

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A Thirst for Empire(English, Paperback, Rappaport Erika) is written by Rappaport Erika and published by Princeton University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0691192707 (ISBN 10) and 9780691192703 (ISBN 13).

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. 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 social hierarchies-the effects of which are with us even today. A Thirst for Empire takes an in-depth historical look at how men and women-through the tea industry in Europe, Asia, North America, and Africa-transformed global tastes and habits. An expansive and original global history of imperial tea, A Thirst for Empire demonstrates the ways that this powerful enterprise helped shape the contemporary world.