Alcohol in World History

Gina Hames

ISBN 10: 0415311527 / ISBN 13: 9780415311526

Published by Routledge, 2012

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Synopsis:

From the origins of drinking to the use and abuse of alcohol in the present day, this global historical study draws on approaches and research from biology, anthropology, sociology and psychology. Topics covered include:

• the impact of colonialism
• alcohol before the world economy
• industrialization and alcohol
• globalization, consumer society, and alcohol.

Gina Hames argues that the production, trade, consumption, and regulation of alcohol have shaped virtually every civilization in numerous ways. It has perpetuated the development of both domestic and international trade; helped create identity and define religion; provided a tool for oppression as well as a tool for cultural and political resistance; and has supplied governments with essential revenues as well as a means of control over minority groups.

Alcohol in World History is one of the first studies to pull together such a wide range of sources in order to compare the role of alcohol throughout time and across both western and non-western civilizations.

About the Author:

Gina Hames is an assistant professor at Pacific Lutheran University. Her research interests include alcohol and the creation of identity in early twentieth-century Bolivia and in late twentieth-and early twenty-first century United States

Bibliographic Details

Title: Alcohol in World History
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition