{"product_id":"9781448116201","title":"Green Gold: The Empire of Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003eApart from water, tea is more widely consumed than any other food or drink. Tens of billions of cups are drunk every day. How and why has tea conquered the world? Tea was the first global product. It altered life-styles, religions, etiquette and aesthetics. It raised nations and shattered empires. \u003cbr\u003eEconomies were changed out of all recognition. Diseases were thwarted by the magical drink and cities founded on it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe industrial revolution was fuelled by tea, sealing the fate of the modern world. \u003ci\u003eGreen Gold\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable detective story of how an East Himalayan camellia bush became the world's favourite drink. Discover how the tea plant came to be transplanted onto every continent and relive the stories of the men and women whose lives were transformed out of all recognition through contact with the deceptively innocuous green leaf.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ebury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140427432176,"sku":"9781448116201","price":18.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781448116201_p0.jpg?v=1763828874","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781448116201","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}