Tea and Empire: James Taylor in Victorian Ceylon

by Angela McCarthy and T.M. Devine

This book brings to life for the first time the remarkable story of James Taylor, 'father of the Ceylon tea enterprise' in the nineteenth century, and examines the dark side of planting life including violence and conflict, oppression and despair.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526119056
• ISBN13: 9781526119056
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"