Alcohol: A Social and Cultural History

Why are we so ambivalent about alcohol? Are we torn between our love of a drink and the need to restrict, or even prohibit, alcohol? How did saloon culture arise in the United States? Why did wine become such a ubiquitous part of French culture?Alcohol: A Social and Cultural History examines these questions and many more as it considers how drink has evolved in its functions and uses from the late Middle Ages to the present day in the West. Alcoh...

By Mack P. Holt
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Berg Publishers (March 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1845201655
ISBN-13: 978-1845201654
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.6 x 9.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 12010384
Format: PDF Text TXT ebook

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Take a close look at the index of chapters in this work before purchasing, because that is all there is to it.Readers looking for a work on alcohol of the same breadth and scope as Opium: A History should look elsewhere.

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