- Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 350 pages) : color illustrations.
- Summary
- "Every month tons of green tea travel from China to West Africa in a movement that largely thrives beyond the attention of Western observers. In this trade, Malian merchants assumed a central role. They travel to China, visit family gardens and the factories, which process and package the product. Together with their Chinese suppliers, they select the tea leaves and create their brand. On Bamako's largest market, the Grand Marché, more than a hundred different tea brands are found, whose packages have colourfully, often eye-catching designs with brand-names such as Gazelle, Tombouctou, Arafat and Obama. This book explores the unique tea culture that celebrates with its brands the strength of desert animals, the fading glory of trading places, the excitement of social events and the accomplishments of admired politicians"--
- Series Statement
- African social studies series, 1568-1203 ; volume 43
- Uniform Title
- African agency in China's tea trade (Online)
- Alternative Title
- African agency in China's tea trade (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-340) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- LCCN
- 2021059595
- OCLC
- ssj0002556514
- Author
Röschenthaler, Ute.
- Title
African agency in China's tea trade [electronic resource] : commercial networks, brand creation and intellectual property / by Ute Röschenthaler.
- Imprint
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]
- Series
African social studies series, 1568-1203 ; volume 43
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-340) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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