Tasting qualities : the past and future of tea
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Published
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020].
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pages cm
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Community College of Aurora - CentreTech - BOOKS
HD 9198 .I42 .B47 2020
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HD 9198 .I42 .B47 2020
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Published
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020].
Format
Book
Street Date
2005
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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 historical data with ethnographic research among agronomists, professional tea tasters and traders, and tea plantation workers, Besky shows how the meaning of quality has been subjected to nearly constant experimentation and debate over the history of the tea industry. Working across political economy, science and technology studies, and sensory ethnography, the book argues for an approach to quality that sees it not as a final destination for economic, imperial, or post-imperial projects but as an opening for those projects"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Besky, S. (2020). Tasting qualities: the past and future of tea . University of California Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Besky, Sarah, 1981-. 2020. Tasting Qualities: The Past and Future of Tea. University of California Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Besky, Sarah, 1981-. Tasting Qualities: The Past and Future of Tea University of California Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Besky, Sarah. Tasting Qualities: The Past and Future of Tea University of California Press, 2020.
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