The Rise of Tea Culture in China: The Invention of the Individual - Paperback

by Bret Hinsch (Author)

This distinctive and enlightening book explores the development of tea drinking in China, using tea culture to explore the profound question of how Chinese have traditionally expressed individuality. By linking tea to individualism, Hinsch's deeply researched book makes an original and influential contribution to the history of Chinese culture.

Author Biography

Bret Hinsch is professor in the Department of History at Fo Guang University, Yilan, Taiwan. He is the author of Masculinities in Chinese History, Women in Early Imperial China, and Passions of the Cut Sleeve: The Male Homosexual Tradition in China.