German unifikation hit the West German economy in a prosperous and appeared as a huge demand shock at least for the first few quarters. This combination resulted in a major increase of imports from the main trading partners of West Germany, which may have helped to cushion recessionary trends...

Introduction: consumer revolutions -- The English commercial empire expands -- The rise of a "tea-fac'd generation" -- Politicizing American consumption -- The global dimensions of the American tea crisis -- Repatriating tea in revolutionary America -- Chinese tea and American commercial...