Liquid Jade: The Story of Tea from East to West

ISBN-13: 9780312333294 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 336 str.

Beatrice Hohenegger

Opis

Spanning a 5,000-year history, tea has played a variety of roles on the world scene--in medicine, politics, culture, and religion. Now, this lively book explores the stories behind this most serene of beverages, of treachery, violence, smuggling, drug trade, international espionage, slavery, and revolution. Illustrations.