Green gold

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Green Gold: The Empire of Tea by Alan Macfarlane and Iris Macfarlane examines how tea evolved from a Chinese beverage into a global commodity that shaped trade, empire, and social life. The book explores tea’s role in the rise of the British Empire and its lasting impact on the modern world.

subjects: Tea,  Tea trade,  Tea industry,  History of tea,  British Empire,  China,  Global trade,  Colonialism,  Economic history,  Cultural history

People: Alan Macfarlane,  Iris Macfarlane

Times: 17th century,  18th century,  19th century,  Early modern period,  British Empire