International Handbook on Alcohol and Culture
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International Handbook on Alcohol and Culture

  1. 416 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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International Handbook on Alcohol and Culture

About this book

The first authoritative guide to how the world drinks, this reference details alcohol use in different countries and cultures. Variation is striking, with alcohol sometimes a food, a sacrament, a symbol, a tool, a tranquilizer, a medicine, a love potion, or an object of scorn—often with very different meanings and uses in a single country. This volume reveals multicultural and ethnic beliefs, practices, and attitudes about drinking around the world. An extensive introduction discusses the close link between alcohol and culture and provides a foundation for the rest of the book. Each of the following chapters is written by an expert contributor and discusses alcohol and culture in a particular country. Chapters discuss historical trends, drinking among ethnic and religious minorities, national policies, and social outcomes. Countries range from industrial nations known for their alcohol research, to developing nations and to places famous for drinking. A concluding chapter highlights important similarities and differences.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Tables
  3. Preface and Acknowledgments
  4. 1 An Introduction to Alcohol and Culture in International Perspective
  5. 2 Australia
  6. 3 Canada
  7. 4 Chile
  8. 5 China
  9. 6 Denmark
  10. 7 Egypt
  11. 8 France
  12. 9 Germany
  13. 10 Guatemala
  14. 11 Honduras
  15. 12 Iceland
  16. 13 India
  17. 14 Israel
  18. 15 Italy
  19. 16 Malaysia
  20. 17 Mexico
  21. 18 The Netherlands
  22. 19 New Zealand
  23. 20 Nigeria
  24. 21 Poland
  25. 22 Russia
  26. 23 Spain
  27. 24 Sri Lanka
  28. 25 Sweden
  29. 26 The United Kingdom
  30. 27 The United States of America
  31. 28 Zambia
  32. 29 An Anthropological View of Alcohol and Culture in International Perspective
  33. 30 Some Generalizations about Alcohol arid Culture
  34. Appendix: Annual Per Capita Consumption of Alcohol
  35. Glossary
  36. Bibliographical Essay
  37. Index
  38. About the Editor and Contributors