- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: National Trust; 1st edition (2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 070780289X
- ISBN-13: 978-0707802893
- Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 22.1 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 596,746 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Drawing on the collections and archives of the National Trust, this book offers a comprehensive exploration of the social history of tea, from the 17th century to the present day.
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Format:Hardcover
An excellent and informative book with good illustrations. A nice size to handle and of high-quality production, this is a very useful reference work from THE tea-lady ! I was pleased to see that the areas I had demarcated for my own courses, independently of her and before I had ever heard of Jane Pettigrew, were covered in similar chapters....and we are using different resources ! Would recommend to anyone wanting to learn about the VERY fascinating social history of tea
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The People's Perspective on Tea History
29 Oct 2009
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Jane Pettigrew has written from the eyes of the people who brought tea to the West, as well as those who popularized it with their devotion. It's well-researched, full of advertisements, bills, receipts, quotes, and other evidence of the wonderful history of the blessed drink.
Of particular interest to me was the time in history when tea was the preferred drink of the temperance movement. Tea replaced alcoholic beverages as the regular drink for those British people who couldn't drink the ubiquitous dirty water.
The only disappointment about this book was there was no social history of tea in China, Korea, and Japan. That's too wide a scope for a single volume, perhaps. But it's a must-have for anyone who wants to see what tea consumers throughout Western history have seen of the drink.
Of particular interest to me was the time in history when tea was the preferred drink of the temperance movement. Tea replaced alcoholic beverages as the regular drink for those British people who couldn't drink the ubiquitous dirty water.
The only disappointment about this book was there was no social history of tea in China, Korea, and Japan. That's too wide a scope for a single volume, perhaps. But it's a must-have for anyone who wants to see what tea consumers throughout Western history have seen of the drink.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Excellent History of Tea in Britain and History of Britain as well
21 April 2009
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I was absolutely thrilled with this book. I had been asked to give a lecture for our Tea Tasting group. I researched some topics and decided to do the History of Tea in Britain. What an wonderful resource book this turned out to be. Jane Pettigrew has done extensive research. It brings out all the history you learned in high school as well but now are more inclined to enjoy. The pictures and notes are great. There is so much information that I had to condense what I would say. But I thoroughly enjoyed reading everything.
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