Biographies of drink : a case study approach to our historical relationship with alcohol /

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Imprint:Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
©2015
Description:1 online resource (viii, 245 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates) : illustrations (1 color)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11305885
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Other authors / contributors:Hailwood, Mark, editor.
Toner, Deborah, editor.
ISBN:9781443875035
1443875031
1322889538
9781322889535
1443871559
9781443871556
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary:The burgeoning field of drinking studies, often ranging across and between disciplinary boundaries, explores the place of alcohol in human societies from a very diverse range of perspectives. Whilst some scholars have examined the cultural meanings and social practices associated with alcohol consumption, and its relationship to various forms of identity and community formation, others have focused on attempts to regulate or tax it, its role as a trade commodity, or its medical and psychological effects on consumers. The sheer diversity of issues upon which the study of alcohol and drinking ca.
Other form:Print version: Biographies of drink 1443871559