Routes of Taiwan tea : mobility, borders, and territoriality /
"From high mountain oolong to hand-shaken boba, Taiwan is known across the world for its teas. In Routes of Tawain Tea geographer Po-Yi Hung follows the movement of tea across Taiwan and the Southeast Asian highlands to consider when, how, and why tea becomes Taiwanese. Through biological origi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Seattle :
University of Washington Press,
[2026]
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| Series: | Taiwan and the world.
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| Summary: | "From high mountain oolong to hand-shaken boba, Taiwan is known across the world for its teas. In Routes of Tawain Tea geographer Po-Yi Hung follows the movement of tea across Taiwan and the Southeast Asian highlands to consider when, how, and why tea becomes Taiwanese. Through biological origin, linguistic associations, and local terroir, Hung shows how tea operates as a transnational political and economic actor, one which facilitates the imagining of an independent Taiwan state from both the inside and out"--Provided by publisher |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 207 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780295754345 0295754346 9780295754352 0295754354 |