A Bowl for a Coin: A Commodity History of Japanese Tea 9780824882617

Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Maps
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE. The Prehistory of Japan’s Tea Industry, 750–1300
CHAPTER TWO. Tea Becomes a Beverage for a Wider Market, 1300–1600
CHAPTER THREE. Tea Triumphs during the Edo Period, 1600–1868
CHAPTER FOUR. Modern Tea: From Triumph to Uncertainty
Conclusion
Notes
List of Characters
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

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