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In 50 years from now, in the year 2041, who, apart from those connected with the tea industry, will know anything about the origins of one of the world’s most important beverages — tea. In our present day national newspapers we read — in the frequent polls that are conducted upon every conceivable subject — that a significant number of teenagers, on leaving school, do not even know where to look on a map of the world to find his or her own country, Great Britain! So, what about tea?
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Weatherstone, J. (1992). Historical introduction. In: Willson, K.C., Clifford, M.N. (eds) Tea. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2326-6_1
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