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鈥淩appaport tells with authority how tea and the culture of tea drinking has influenced the greater history of the British Empire and the British-influenced world beyond. . . . [Her] description of the ways in which tea has been marketed over the years is entirely absorbing.鈥濃�擲imon Winchester, New York Times Book Review

鈥淢eticulously researched, the book showcases materials from archives scattered across the globe to illustrate how one product鈥檚 flow across borders was knitting the world together long before the term 鈥榞lobalization鈥� was coined. . . . Rappaport鈥檚 book is one of relevance to us all.鈥濃�擩effrey Wasserstrom, Wall Street Journal

鈥淭he book moves from the coffeehouses of London to the muggy plantations of Assam to the advertising firms of Madison Avenue. . . . Exhaustively researched and winningly recounted.鈥濃��Publishers Weekly

鈥淎 sweeping and richly detailed history of tea.鈥濃�擯ietra Rivoli, Financial Times

鈥淭his detailed work provides interesting explorations of the health-giving powers attributed to tea, and how it came to be seen as a wholesome and vital drink.鈥濃�擪atrina Gulliver, Spectator