Angela McCarthy, T. Devine

Tea and empire

James Taylor in Victorian Ceylon

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Produktbeschreibung

This book brings to life for the first time the remarkable story of James Taylor, â father of the Ceylon tea enterpriseâ in the nineteenth century, and examines the dark side of planting life including violence and conflict, oppression and despair. -- .

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 554g
• ISBN-13: 9781526119056
• ISBN-10: 1526119056
• Artikelnr.: 47970421

Autorenporträt

Angela McCarthy is Professor of Scottish and Irish History at the University of Otago Sir Tom Devine is Sir William Fraser Professor Emeritus of Scottish History and Palaeography at the University of Edinburgh

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Before Ceylon 2. The rise and fall of 'King Coffee' 3.
Transition to tea 4. Globalising Ceylon tea 5. A Scottish effect? 6. A
planter's life 7. Cross-cultural contact 8. Times to home 9. Triumph and
tears: last years and legacy Afterword Index