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Tea: The Drink That Changed the World Hardcover - 2007
by Laura C. Martin
Summary
Camellia sinensis, commonly known as tea, is grown in tea gardens and estates around the world. A simple beverage, served either hot or iced, tea has fascinated and driven us, calmed and awoken us, for well over two thousand years.
Tea: The Drink that Changed the World tells of the rich legends and history surrounding the spread of tea throughout Asia and the West, as well as its rise to the status of necessity in kitchens around the world. From the tea houses of China's Tang Dynasty (618-907), to fourteenth century tea ceremonies in Korea's Buddhist temples' to the tea plantations in Sri Lanka today, this book explores and illuminates tea and its intricate, compelling history.
Tea: The Drink that Changed the World tells of the rich legends and history surrounding the spread of tea throughout Asia and the West, as well as its rise to the status of necessity in kitchens around the world. From the tea houses of China's Tang Dynasty (618-907), to fourteenth century tea ceremonies in Korea's Buddhist temples' to the tea plantations in Sri Lanka today, this book explores and illuminates tea and its intricate, compelling history.
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- Title Tea: The Drink That Changed the World
- Author Laura C. Martin
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Hardcover with J
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Tuttle Publishing, North Clarendon, Vermont, U.S.A.
- Date May 15, 2007
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780804837248 / 0804837244
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8.1 x 5.4 x 1 in (20.57 x 13.72 x 2.54 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
- Library of Congress subjects Tea - History, Tea - Social aspects
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006037833
- Dewey Decimal Code 394.12
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"Martin uses both anecdotes and practical information to tell the story of tea's route through history."—Fresh Cup magazine
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