num_pages: 308
description: The author traces the fascinating history of this remarkable plant, from its initial uses as an aid to Buddhist meditation in China during the fourth century B.C. through its remarkable explosion of popularity all around the world, becoming a valued commodity that would change world history. 17,500 first printing.
language: English
title: The Empire of Tea
titlecomplete: The Empire of Tea
genres: History, Sociology, Asia, Food, Microhistory, Food and Drink, World History, Anthropology, Nonfiction, Tea
ratings_count: 299
publisher: Abrams Press