On Mon, 21 May 2007 08:07:28 -0700, Alex wrote:

> An excellent book on the topic of the boom and bust of the coastal tea
> trade in China, if anyone is interested in reading more, is "Harvesting
> Mountains: Fujian and the China Tea Trade, 1757-1937", by Robert Gardella.
> After you read it, remember to keep to yourself the fact that tea
> cultivation in Taiwan was started by foreigners.

Just how excellent is this book? I'm very interested in reading it, but
it's proving to be hard to track down. A UK seller through Amazon has a
copy, but it's £41. I'm not really _that_ interested. Is it worth me
scouring the web for another copy from somewhere?

Alternatively, does anyone have another recommendation for a good book
on this topic?

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