 Trade In this Item for up to £2.25
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in The True History of Tea for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £2.25, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Review
`The breadth and beauty of the book's analysis mean that the humble cuppa will never taste quite the same again'
--Metro
'Well illustrated and researched'
--Contemporary Review
--Metro
'Well illustrated and researched'
--Contemporary Review
Review
`A superior brew has been boiled up ... a real depth of knowledge with a deft stylistic and organizational touch ... both authoritative and entertaining'
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
There are no customer reviews yet on Amazon.co.uk.
5 star
4 star
3 star
2 star
1 star
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
4 reviews
29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
True facts
10 Aug 2009
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I really liked this tea book, which is almost unique in my reading experience in that it does not much deal with the subjective sensual aspects of tea- meaning personal discussions about the tastes of tea, the visual experience of tea as usually seen in what could be called the 'tea porn' of colour photos, nor too much about the tea implements that occupy such a large place in many tea lovers' hearts. Those things all have their place but the strength of this book, and I read it right through almost without pause & thoroughly entertained the whole way, is that it is a well written and studiously well researched cultural and commercial history of tea. The authors' knowledgeable backgrounds in Asian studies, essential for a meaningful book of this type, comes through as effectively as their day to day western (British) experiences- they bring together the two sides of the tea drinking world. And I didn't mean to slight the visual side of this volume- the book is very well illustrated. The True History of Tea is as informative and entertaining as you could want in one volume and, as the saying goes, it should find a prominent place on any tea lover's book shelf.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Tea for everyone!
27 Mar 2011
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Victor Mair, a well known Sinologist, and his co-author, Erling Hoh, a Swedish writer living in Denmark, have done a remarkable job chronicling the history of this drink. They deal with the botany, cultural diffusion, sociology, and history of the areas into which tea was introduced. The book is well illustrated, and is a fascinating read. Well worth adding to one's library. (I don't believe one would have to be a tea affecianado to enjoy this book).
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
a glaring omission
10 May 2011
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book has been carefully researched and written. It would have been helpful if a number of additional small maps had been included. Sometimes the name dropping - obscure names - is a bit much as the names are often not amplified. Several people are mentioned that helped tea come to life in a new area but Robert Fortune is given short shrift. In fact, he is barely mentioned and surely deserves some attention. Given this omission, one wonders what else may have been shunted aside.
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
