This study explores 19th-century tea consumption in Britain and Russia as an "invented tradition". It analyzes how "incorporating" this global commodity through Victorian rituals and the samovar reshaped national identities, bridging the global empire with local domestic life.
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0009-4702-8311
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0007-9578-0036
Chapter Title
Il consumo di tè come identità della nazione. Impero inglese e russo a confronto
Authors
Bianca Rosi, Barbara Testini
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1080-5.10
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Book Title
Idee e oggetti in movimento: circolazione, connessioni, percezioni, limitazioni
Book Subtitle
Atti del Convegno 2023 del corso di dottorato in Studi Storici delle Università di Firenze e Siena (Siena, 17 maggio 2023)
Editors
Alberto Cancellara, Andrea Nossa, Leandro Stacchini, Barbara Testini
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
202
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1080-5
ISBN Print
979-12-215-1079-9
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-1080-5
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-1081-2
Series Title
Proceedings e report
Series ISSN
2704-601X
Series E-ISSN
2704-5846