http://teafinelybrewed.com/blog/liquid-jade-the-story-of-tea-from-east-to-west-book-review/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:13:19 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://teafinelybrewed.com/blog/liquid-jade-the-story-of-tea-from-east-to-west-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Jason Witt Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:36:04 +0000 http://teafinelybrewed.com/?p=670#comment-172 Yes, tea history is a great read. People need to know where it came from in the distant past and how much it's affected modern civilization. It's especially useful here in America where many people just don't know that coffee never compared in its impact on the modern world. Tea was the drink that fueled the industrial revolution and consumer revolution. Good or bad, it's a fact about history, and it makes tea great. <a href="http://www.jasonwitt.org/spirituality-of-tea.html" rel="nofollow">--Spirituality of Tea</a> Yes, tea history is a great read. People need to know where it came from in the distant past and how much it’s affected modern civilization. It’s especially useful here in America where many people just don’t know that coffee never compared in its impact on the modern world. Tea was the drink that fueled the industrial revolution and consumer revolution. Good or bad, it’s a fact about history, and it makes tea great. –Spirituality of Tea

]]> http://teafinelybrewed.com/blog/liquid-jade-the-story-of-tea-from-east-to-west-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Eric Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:43:19 +0000 http://teafinelybrewed.com/?p=670#comment-171 Hey Marlena, thanks for the comment! I haven't read much else about the life of tea workers in China pre-colonial times, so it's interesting to hear that there was injustice built into that system as well. As you said, it doesn't excuse the Europeans; but it does provide some perspective. I think there's a tendency in Liquid Jade to portray the pre-colonial times as a rosy, blissful period that was shattered by the colonists. That said, I agree with your assessment that it's a very readable book! Hey Marlena, thanks for the comment! I haven’t read much else about the life of tea workers in China pre-colonial times, so it’s interesting to hear that there was injustice built into that system as well. As you said, it doesn’t excuse the Europeans; but it does provide some perspective. I think there’s a tendency in Liquid Jade to portray the pre-colonial times as a rosy, blissful period that was shattered by the colonists. That said, I agree with your assessment that it’s a very readable book!

]]> http://teafinelybrewed.com/blog/liquid-jade-the-story-of-tea-from-east-to-west-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Marlena Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:04:37 +0000 http://teafinelybrewed.com/?p=670#comment-170 I have also read this book and it is excellent and readable. Having read others, though, I have to say the Chinese did not treat their workers in the tea fields kindly - more like slaves. Which DOES NOT excuse the Europeans at all. Being worker class has never been an easy spot. I have also read this book and it is excellent and readable. Having read others, though, I have to say the Chinese did not treat their workers in the tea fields kindly – more like slaves. Which DOES NOT excuse the Europeans at all. Being worker class has never been an easy spot.

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