A History of Mali’s National Drink

A History of Mali’s National Drink

Author: Ute Röschenthaler

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-10-17

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 9004524673

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This study follows green tea from China to Mali along its historical trade routes halfway around the world, examining the circumstances of its introduction, the course of the tea ritual, the equipment to prepare and consume it, and the meanings that it assumed.


A History of Mali's National Drink

A History of Mali's National Drink

Author: Ute Röschenthaler

Publisher: African History

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789004524668

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Green tea, imported from China, occupies an important place in the daily lives of Malians. They spend so much time preparing and consuming the sugared beverage that it became the country's national drink. To find out how Malians came to practice the tea ritual, this study follows the beverage from China to Mali on its historical trade routes halfway around the globe. It examines the circumstances of its introduction, the course of the tea ritual, the equipment to prepare and consume it, and the meanings that it assumed in the various places on its travel across geographical regions, political economies, cultural contexts, and religious affiliations.


African Agency in China’s Tea Trade

African Agency in China’s Tea Trade

Author: Ute Röschenthaler

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-02-07

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9004505695

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This study highlights the agency of African economic actors in the green tea trade between China and West Africa, their unique tea brand designs, their challenges and successes, and the social and cultural context in which they conduct their work.


Branding the Middle East

Branding the Middle East

Author: Steffen Wippel

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2023-10-02

Total Pages: 676

ISBN-13: 3110741105

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This edited volume investigates place, product, and personal branding in the Middle East and North Africa, including some studies from adjacent regions and the wider Islamicate world. Going beyond simply presenting logos and slogans, it critically analyses processes of strategic communication and image building under general conditions of globalisation, neoliberalisation, and postmodernisation and, in a regional perspective, of lasting authoritarian rule and increased endeavours for "worlding." In particular, it looks at the multiple actors involved in branding activities, their interests and motives, and investigates tools, channels, and forms of branding. A major interest exists in the entanglements of different spatial scales and in the (in)consistencies of communication measures. Attention is paid to reconfigurations of certain images over time and to the positioning of objects of branding in time and space. Historical case studies supplement the focus on contemporary branding efforts. While branding in the Western world and many emerging economies has been meticulously analysed, this edited volume fills an important gap in the research on MENA countries.


Tea

Tea

Author: Lydia Gautier

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2006-10-26

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 0811856828

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Prepare for a richly exotic voyage across continents and centuries in this in-depth exploration of the world of tea. Like wine, tea has its own prestigious growing regions and plantations where are produced refined, noble, and modern varieties as distinctive as the terroir on which they are grown. This impressive volume follows the trade routes of the familiar yet mysterious tea leaf, from the origins of cultivation in China to Japan's legendary tea ceremony to the ritual of afternoon tea in the U.K. Practical advice describes the benefits of tea in the diet, the optimum brewing temperature, and precise measurements for steeping the perfect cup. Profiles of the Grand Crus of tea (32 worldwide varieties) plus recipes that pair well with tea or have tea as an ingredient are also featured. Rich and sumptuous photographs lead us through this ancient but still contemporary pursuit that reaches from remote Asian villages to exotic islands to today's modern cities. Tea is a book to be savored with all the senses.


Mali

Mali

Author: Ross Velton

Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9781841620770

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A second edition of the first English-language travel guide to Mali, full of practical information and cultural background for the independent traveler.


Nigeria

Nigeria

Author: Lizzie Williams

Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 1841623970

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This updated edition guides you through this unique country and provides a comprehensive insight into what makes Africa's most populous country tick.