The Trouble With Tea: The Politics Of Consumption In The Eighteenth-century Global Economy (studies In Early American Economy And Society From The Library Company Of Philadelphia)

Synopsis

Introduction: Consumer Revolutions -- The English Commercial Empire Expands -- The Rise Of A Tea-fac'd Generation -- Politicizing American Consumption -- The Global Dimensions Of The American Tea Crisis -- Repatriating Tea In Revolutionary America -- Chinese Tea And American Commercial Independence -- Conclusion. Jane T. Merritt. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.