IRIS MACFARLANE

Oro verde presenta la historia real de Iris y su hijo, Alan Macfarlane, durante los años en los que vivieron en la provincia india de Asam, el centro mundial del cultivo del té. A través de un viaje fascinante por las mas destacadas culturas del te -Japon, China, India, Francia y el Reino Unido, entre otras-, esta obra descubre la historia de esta humilde planta silvestre de la familia de las camelias que se ha convertido en uno de los motores sociales y economicos mas poderosos de la historia.

Apart 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. Economies were changed out of all recognition. Diseases were thwarted by the magical drink and cities founded on it. The industrial revolution was fuelled by tea, sealing the fate of the modern world. Green Gold is a remarkable detective story of how an East Himalayan camellia bush became the worlds 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.