A Thirst for Empire by Erika Rappaport Geoffrey Bawa the bestselling author of 'Gurus

the bestselling author of 'Gurus of Chaos'

As the neighbors adapt to the newcomers in different ways

endearing and sparkling with wit

Anton and Amor

suffering an acute nostalgia for Asia

A Thirst for Empire by Erika Rappaport Geoffrey Bawa the bestselling author of 'GurusTea has been one of the most popular commodities in the world. Over centuries, profits from its growth and sales funded wars and fueled colonization, and its cultivation brought about massive changes in land use, labor systems, market practices, and social hierarchies the effects of which are with us even today. A Thirst for Empire takes a vast and in depth historical look at how men and women through the tea industry in Europe, Asia, North America,