{"product_id":"a-social-history-of-tea-teas-influence-on-commerce-culture-community-9780983610625","title":"A Social History of Tea: Tea's Influence on Commerce, Culture \u0026 Community","description":"\u003cp\u003eBritish writer and tea historian Jane Pettigrew has joined forces again with American tea writer Bruce Richardson to chronicle the fascinating story of tea's influence on British and American culture, commerce and community spanning nearly four centuries. These two leading tea professionals have seen first-hand the current tea renaissance sweeping modern culture and have written over two dozen books on the subject of tea, including \u003cem\u003eThe New Tea Companion\u003c\/em\u003e. No beverage has shaped Western civilization more than the ancient elixir - tea.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollow tea's amazing journey from Canton to London, Boston and beyond as these two leaders of today's tea renaissance weave a fascinating story detailing how the leaves of a simple Asian plant shaped the culture and politics of both the United Kingdom and the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY: First Tea in England * East India Company * America's Thirst for Tea * Tea Jars \u0026amp; Caddies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: Teas for Sale * Tea Smuggling * Tea Etiquette * Liberty Tea * Boston Tea Party\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE NINETEENTH CENTURY: An Empire Built on Tea * Jane Austen's Tea Things * Afternoon Tea * Glasgow Tea Movement * Tea \u0026amp; Suffrage\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE TWENTIETH CENTURY: Teabags * The Tea Room Movement * Wartime Tea * Rise of American Tea Brands * Tea Dances * Specialty Tea THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY The American Teasmith * Tea \u0026amp; Health * The Starbucks Effect * Culinary Tea\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHere is history as it should be written. In a spell-binding way the story skips merrily along while seeming to skip nothing; it moves quickly but never seems to hurry. Any lover of quaint and curious lore will spend happy hours taking instruction from these authors.\u003c\/em\u003e -\u003cstrong\u003eJames Norwood Pratt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780983610625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 7.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Jane Pettigrew, Bruce Richardson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36646328336540,"sku":"9780983610625","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_edf67737-deff-45bf-b69a-b20fdc5412d0.jpg?v=1603863841","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-social-history-of-tea-teas-influence-on-commerce-culture-community-9780983610625","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}