The Tale of Tea: A Comprehensive History of Tea from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day - Softcover

George L. Van Driem

 
9789004444720: The Tale of Tea: A Comprehensive History of Tea from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day
Softcover
ISBN 10: 9004444726 ISBN 13: 9789004444720
Publisher: BRILL, 2020

Synopsis

The Tale of Tea presents a comprehensive history of tea from prehistoric times to the present day in a single volume, covering the fascinating social history of tea and the origins, botany and biochemistry of this singularly important cultigen.

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About the Author

George van Driem directs the Linguistics Institute at the University of Bern, where he occupies the Chair of Historical Linguistics. He has written grammars of Limbu, Dzongkha, Bumthang and Dumi and authored the two-volume ethnolinguistic handbook Languages of the Himalayas (Brill, 2001).

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Publisher
BRILL
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9004444726
ISBN 13 
9789004444720
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
924

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