3. A LITTLE OPIUM, SWEET WORDS, AND CHEAP GUNS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ABBREVIATIONS ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. PART I. Anxious Relations
7. 1. “A CHINA DRINK APPROVED BY ALL PHYSICIANS” 23
8. 2. THE TEMPERANCE TEA PARTY 57
9. 3. A LITTLE OPIUM, SWEET WORDS, AND CHEAP GUNS 85
10. 4. PACKAGING CHINA 120
11. PART II. Imperial Tastes
12. 5. INDUSTRY AND EMPIRE 147
13. 6. THE PLANTER ABROAD 183
14. 7. “EVERY KITCHEN AN EMPIRE KITCHEN” 222
15. 8. “TEA REVIVES THE WORLD” 264
16. 9. “HOT DRINKS MEAN MUCH IN THE JUNGLE” 305
17. PART III. Aftertastes
18. 10. LEFTOVERS 335
19. 11. “JOIN THE TEA SET” 375
20. NOTES 411
21. ILLUSTRATIONS 529
22. INDEX 533