Diseases of the Will: Alcohol and the Dilemmas of Freedom (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society) - Softcover

Valverde, Mariana

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521644690 ISBN 13: 9780521644693

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

This broad-ranging and innovative investigation explores the ways in which both authorities and individual consumers have defined and managed the pleasures and dangers of alcoholic beverages. It explores the question of free will versus determinism and how it has been challenged by ideas about addiction, morality and psychology during the past 150 years. This book is based on years of original research and draws on sources from the United States, UK, Canada and elsewhere and will appeal to readers in legal studies, addiction studies, criminology, sociology and psychology.

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Review:

"[This book] is theoretically ambitious and yet it achieves these ambitions and then some. It sets a standard for historical sociology that is frequently not met. Rich empirical evidence and wonderful illustrations tether complex arguments. The book represents a significant contribution to the growing literature and research on freedom and control. In short, Valverde achieves her worthy ambition to understand just what we, in our specific historical moment, are doing." Economy and Society

"Mariana's Valverde's book, Diseases of the WIll, makes a significant contribution that will provide a foundation for all future discussions about addiction and the nature and limits of human freedom and responsibility." William L. White, Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0521644690
• ISBN 13: 9780521644693
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264