Tasting qualities : the past and future of tea / Sarah Besky.
Tasting qualities : the past and future of tea / Sarah Besky.
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Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
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G 2020/3551
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English
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Physical content
xi, 236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction : the production of quality -- The work of taste -- The auction and the archive -- The problem with blending -- The science of quality -- The quality of cheap tea -- The quality of markets -- Conclusion: the endurance of quality.
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Publisher
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
[2020]
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"What is the place of quality in contemporary capitalism? How is a product as ordinary as a bag of tea valued for its quality? In her innovative study, Sarah Besky addresses these questions by going inside an Indian auction house where experts taste and value mass-market black tea, one of the world's most recognized commodities. Pairing rich histor...
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Tasting qualities : the past and future of tea / Sarah Besky.
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Atelier: ethnographic inquiry in the twenty-first century; 5
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-225) and index.
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©2020
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G 2020/3551
Record Identifier
74VKa6D0A88b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKa6D0A88b
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ISBN
0520303253 paperback
9780520303249 hardcover
0520303245 hardcover
9780520303256 paperback
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338.173720954
MMS ID
991024338916302626
