The True History of Tea.
Mair, Victor H.
The True History of Tea. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (245 pages)
Intro -- Title Page -- About the Authors -- Other books of interest -- Dedication -- Contents -- Prologue: Tea: Leaf of Awareness -- 1: A Botanical Excursion: The Rivals of Tea -- 2: The Heartstrings of National Pride: Southeast Asia and the Origins of Tea -- 3: A Slave of Yoghurt: Tea in the 1st to 6th Centuries -- 4: Go Have Some Tea!: The Tang Dynasty -- 5: Cloudy Feet in a Hare's Fur Cup: The Song Dynasty -- 6: Buying Peace with the Celestial Beverage: The Tea and Horse Trade -- 7: The Taste of Zen is Tea: Japan in the 12th to 15th Centuries -- 8: Sen Rikyū the Tea Master: The Perfection of the Japanese Tea Ceremony -- 9: Han Xin Counts the Soldiers: Tea in the Ming and Qing -- 10: How the Dalai Lama Got His Name: Brick Tea in Tibet and Mongolia -- 11: We Invented the Samovar!: The Russian Caravan Tea Trade -- 12: Conquering New Lands: The Islamic World of Tea -- 13: Approved by Physicians: The Advent of Tea in Europe -- 14: The Progress of this Famous Plant: Tea and the Opium Wars -- 15: A Master Teapot Maker's Midnight Ride: Tea in America -- 16: Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe: India and Ceylon in the 19th Century -- 17: The Heyday of the Clipper Ships: British Tea -- 18: Vignettes from the Global Village: Tea in Our Time -- Appendix A: The Autobiography of Instructor Lu -- Appendix B: A Debate Between Tea and Beer -- Appendix C: A Genealogy of Words for Tea -- Acknowledgments -- Sources of Quotations -- Bibliography -- Index -- Copyright.
9780500771280
Tea-History.
Tea-Social aspects.
Tea trade-History.
Electronic books.
GT2905 .M35 2012
394.15
The True History of Tea. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (245 pages)
Intro -- Title Page -- About the Authors -- Other books of interest -- Dedication -- Contents -- Prologue: Tea: Leaf of Awareness -- 1: A Botanical Excursion: The Rivals of Tea -- 2: The Heartstrings of National Pride: Southeast Asia and the Origins of Tea -- 3: A Slave of Yoghurt: Tea in the 1st to 6th Centuries -- 4: Go Have Some Tea!: The Tang Dynasty -- 5: Cloudy Feet in a Hare's Fur Cup: The Song Dynasty -- 6: Buying Peace with the Celestial Beverage: The Tea and Horse Trade -- 7: The Taste of Zen is Tea: Japan in the 12th to 15th Centuries -- 8: Sen Rikyū the Tea Master: The Perfection of the Japanese Tea Ceremony -- 9: Han Xin Counts the Soldiers: Tea in the Ming and Qing -- 10: How the Dalai Lama Got His Name: Brick Tea in Tibet and Mongolia -- 11: We Invented the Samovar!: The Russian Caravan Tea Trade -- 12: Conquering New Lands: The Islamic World of Tea -- 13: Approved by Physicians: The Advent of Tea in Europe -- 14: The Progress of this Famous Plant: Tea and the Opium Wars -- 15: A Master Teapot Maker's Midnight Ride: Tea in America -- 16: Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe: India and Ceylon in the 19th Century -- 17: The Heyday of the Clipper Ships: British Tea -- 18: Vignettes from the Global Village: Tea in Our Time -- Appendix A: The Autobiography of Instructor Lu -- Appendix B: A Debate Between Tea and Beer -- Appendix C: A Genealogy of Words for Tea -- Acknowledgments -- Sources of Quotations -- Bibliography -- Index -- Copyright.
9780500771280
Tea-History.
Tea-Social aspects.
Tea trade-History.
Electronic books.
GT2905 .M35 2012
394.15