The Gunpowder Gardens
The Gunpowder Gardens
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The author's grandmothers spent their lives in China and India, daily observing the imperial custom of afternoon tea. Inspired by their memories he set off to explore the fast-disappearing relics of their world - an exploration which reached back into the history of the tea trade.
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The Gunpowder Gardens by Jason Goodwin
The author's grandmothers spent their lives in China and India, daily observing the imperial custom of afternoon tea. Inspired by their memories he set off to explore the fast-disappearing relics of their world - an exploration which reached back into the history of the tea trade. In a journey through the lost European cities of the China coast, the crumbling tea city of Calcutta, and the legendary gardens of Bohea and Darjeeling, the author evokes past and present with a sense of the ironies of history, following the tea trade from its origins in the Canton factories through the Opium Wars and the settlement of British India, to its influence in the present day.| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9780701136208 |
| ISBN 10 | 0701136200 |
| Titre | The Gunpowder Gardens |
| Auteur | Jason Goodwin |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Other printed item |
| Éditeur | Vintage Publishing |
| Année de publication | 1990-03-15 |
| Nombre de pages | 230 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |