'British tea trade in the nineteenth century' in D Oddy & D S Miller (eds), The Making of the Modern British Diet
Details:
- Author(s) Mathias, Peter
- Publication type Chapter
- Year published 1976
- Pages pp91-100
- Publisher Croom Helm
- Place Published London
Topics:
- Name Taxation inc customs, excise, stamp duties, etc: imposition & impact
- Name Consumption, consumerism & associated ethics
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
Provides an account of the tea trade, notably its 'revolutionary' expansion and structural change and seeks to explain the trends drawing on both supply and demand sides, viz: contrasting experiences of China, India and Sri Lanka in responding to the expansion of world demand; alterations in tax levels on both tea and competing drinks in UK; changes in purchasing power of British families; alterations related to dietary and consumption conventions; 'dramatic' developments in high street retailing