Author: Piya Chatterjee Publisher: Duke University Press ISBN: 0822380153 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 435
Book Description
In this creative, ethnographic, and historical critique of labor practices on an Indian plantation, Piya Chatterjee provides a sophisticated examination of the production, consumption, and circulation of tea. A Time for Tea reveals how the female tea-pluckers seen in advertisements—picturesque women in mist-shrouded fields—came to symbolize the heart of colonialism in India. Chatterjee exposes how this image has distracted from terrible working conditions, low wages, and coercive labor practices enforced by the patronage system. Allowing personal, scholarly, and artistic voices to speak in turn and in tandem, Chatterjee discusses the fetishization of women who labor under colonial, postcolonial, and now neofeudal conditions. In telling the overarching story of commodity and empire, A Time for Tea demonstrates that at the heart of these narratives of travel, conquest, and settlement are compelling stories of women workers. While exploring the global and political dimensions of local practices of gendered labor, Chatterjee also reflects on the privileges and paradoxes of her own “decolonization” as a Third World feminist anthropologist. The book concludes with an extended reflection on the cultures of hierarchy, power, and difference in the plantation’s villages. It explores the overlapping processes by which gender, caste, and ethnicity constitute the interlocked patronage system of villages and their fields of labor. The tropes of coercion, consent, and resistance are threaded through the discussion. A Time for Tea will appeal to anthropologists and historians, South Asianists, and those interested in colonialism, postcolonialism, labor studies, and comparative or international feminism. Designated a John Hope Franklin Center book by the John Hope Franklin Seminar Group on Race, Religion, and Globalization.
Author: Jason Goodwin Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 9781412813075 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Jason Goodwin takes the reader on an adventurous journey through the serpentine paths of the tea trade-from China to India to London. Evoking both past and present in this lively and intriguing traveler's journal, he traces the development of the tea trade from its origins in Canton factories through the Opium Wars and the settlement of British India. His travels take him from the lost European cities of the China coast to inland China, to Calcutta, to India's high tea gardens in Bohea and Darjeeling. Full of historical and personal detail, A Time for Tea is highly informative, funny, and original. This is more than a travelogue, it is the soul of economic development.
Author: Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY) ISBN: 9780517592199 Category : Afternoon teas Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Time for Tea offers a delightfully unique expression of why English society has so steadfastly preserved its teatime tradition. Thirteen English women, ranging in age from six to eighty, share their very candid and entertaining reflections on why the teatime ritual -- in all its incarnations -- is such an indelible fixture in their lives. From Virginia, Lady Bath, to Winifred Westcott, a dairy farmer, from Anne Slade, a retired ballerina, to schoolgirl Hayley Richards, a farmer's daughter, we are treated to the surprisingly moving and engaging medley of these women's memories and dreams, as they discuss their own teatime traditions and their lives with us -- over a cup of tea. The women also share their family teatime recipes for delicious cakes, scones, crumpets and jams, and suggest an appropriate tea to accompany them. Along the way, we explore the secrets of an English specialty tea shop, see the inside of a tea blender, learn how to brew a perfect pot of tea and how to make an authentic cream tea. The women's stories are beautifully framed by spectacular photographs of the breathtaking English countryside, which perfectly complements the peace and serenity of a good English tea.
Author: Shirley Hughes Publisher: ISBN: 9781406395273 Category : Brothers and sisters Languages : en Pages : 64
Book Description
A beautifully illustrated collection of first recipes and family stories by Kate-Greenaway winning author, Shirley Hughes. This classic collection of easy-to-follow recipes, inspired by everyday family adventures, is the perfect introduction to cookery for first readers. From making pancakes with Dad, baking apples after the Saturday shopping or even icing a birthday cake for Mum, this sumptuously illustrated recipe book gives a gentle insight into the joy of cooking together.
Author: Linda Gaylard Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1465445714 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 226
Book Description
Where does tea come from? With DK's The Tea Book, learn where in the world tea is cultivated and how to drink each variety at its best, with steeping notes and step-by-step recipes. Visit tea plantations from India to Kenya, recreate a Japanese tea ceremony, discover the benefits of green tea, or learn how to make the increasingly popular Chai tea. Exploring the spectrum of herbal, plant, and fruit infusions, as well as tea leaves, this is a comprehensive guide for all tea lovers.
Author: Greg Mortenson Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101147083 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 374
Book Description
The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban’s backyard Anyone who despairs of the individual’s power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan’s treacherous K2, was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers and promised to build them a school. Over the next decade he built fifty-five schools—especially for girls—that offer a balanced education in one of the most isolated and dangerous regions on earth. As it chronicles Mortenson’s quest, which has brought him into conflict with both enraged Islamists and uncomprehending Americans, Three Cups of Tea combines adventure with a celebration of the humanitarian spirit.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: 9780736923729 Category : Cooking (Tea) Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Kathy Hatch has been named the number one licensed artist for six consecutive years by Giftbeat magazine and is a nationally recognized artist. Now she brings her charming pastels to this little book on taking time for tea. In this crazy busy world of ours, finding time to sit down and relax can be a real luxury. However, research shows that taking just a few minutes a day for yourself can lead to a longer and more healthful life. What better way to relax than with a cup of tea? This sweet and lovely gift book is filled with easy-to-make recipes for teacakes, jam, and the perfect pot of tea. Coupled with the teatime artwork of Kathy Hatch and quotes to encourage every reader's heart, this delectable gift book is perfect for anyone who needs some refreshment and a little "time-out."
Author: Dominique T. Pasqualini Publisher: ISBN: 9781597640657 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 248
Book Description
This is a Tea-Table-Book. It binds together photographs by Bruno Suet and the text by Dominique T. Pasqualini. It is made up of 3 parts--a book of images, a book of texts and a clasp. The photographs were taken over a period of 9 years, in China, among the tuaregs, in Great Britain, in Japan. The clasp holds the image-block and the textblock against one another, supporting them in a vertical position. This book features the different utensils used in tea making, the rules of tea-making, tea houses, tea gardens, tea testing, tea tasting, aromas and a lot more.
Author: Sumita J. Takács Publisher: ISBN: 9781006719912 Category : Languages : en Pages :
Book Description
A fun exploration of tea varieties featuring Malaysian mothers and daughters. Designed for early readers with lively watercolour illustrations.
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