Puer Tea: Ancient Caravans and Urban Chic (Culture, Place, and Nature) - Softcover

Zhang, Jinghong

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0295993235 ISBN 13: 9780295993232

Publisher: University of Washington Press, 2013

Synopsis

[ Puer Tea: Ancient Caravans and Urban Chic Culture, Place, and Nature / A China Program Book By ( Author ) Sep-2013 Paperback

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Review:

An admirably coherent analysis of the complex social relationships that shaped the Pu'er market. . . . and a fine addition to the literature on the cultural biographies of commodities. . . . Recommended for the teaching of political economy, cultural economy, Chinese social transformation, and regional development studies.

Source: China Quarterly

A wealth of valuable information, both historical and anecdotal....should be mandatory reading for anyone interested in the subject of Puer tea.

Source: Two Dog Tea Blog

This fine book has so much to tell us about the political economy of Puer tea over different periods of time and with links to Hong Kong, Taiwan and beyond...[I]nformative and well-written.

Author: Tan Chee Beng Source: Australian Journal of Anthropology

[R]eflective of the deep socioeconomic and historical constructions of value in Puer tea shaped across many centuries, which Zhang captures in this intriguing monograph. Tracing the popularization of Puer tea in the late-twentieth and early-twenty-first centuries, from its rise, peak, and eventual crash in 2007, this book is an insightful examination of the world of Puer tea. . . . [T]his ethnography presents a unique contribution to those interested in commodities, exchange, authenticity, and symbolic value. . . . The strength of this book lies in is rich ethnographic detail, in terms of privileging (and problematizing) the voices of the many actors involved in Puer tea, in addition to providing rich visual material to illuminate the complicated processes of producing, cultivating, and marketing Puer tea.

Author: Willa Zhen Source: Food, Culture and Society

From the Author:

Jinghong Zhang is a lecturer at Yunnan University.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0295993235
• ISBN 13: 9780295993232
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272