- 200 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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About this book
Liquor has become a "party" in East Asia – a beverage phenomenon popular among countries throughout the region. But, in fact, each country of East Asia has experienced a different evolution of spirits. Indeed, there is a liquor idiosyncrasy to each country of East Asia. Moreover, hooch is the popular alcoholic beverage for the lower classes while more sophisticated spirits are exclusive to the higher classes.
The book examines liquor: moonshine and retail liquor in East Asia. It analyzes the following questions as to why liquor is becoming so popular in East Asia. Why is production of liquor in East Asia becoming so financially lucrative? Why has the production of hooch (moonshine) become so lucrative? In fact, the production and consumption of liquor in East Asian have become crucial as East Asia enters a period of craft liquor.
A valuable resource for academics, students, and professionals interested in public policy, history, political economy, consumer goods in East Asia, and the evolution of hooch and hard liquor in East Asia.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Contributors Bios
- 1 Introduction: Contemplating Liquor in East Asia
- 2 A Tale of Three Liquors: Political Economy of Sake, Shochu, and Whisky in Japan
- 3 Spirit of the People: Traditional Alcohol on the Korean Peninsula
- 4 Spirits, Hooch, and Whisky in China
- 5 The Political Economy of Hooch and Hard Liquor in Taiwan: From Inexpensive Chinese Liquor to Indigenous Kaoliang and World-Class Whisky
- 6 The Past and Present of Mongolian Liquor
- 7 Traditional Palm-Based Distillates, Hooch, and Hard Liquor in the Philippines
- 8 Contraband, Counterrevolutionaries, and Counterfeits: The History of Vietnam’s Traditional Tipple
- 9 Organized Hypocrisy: State and Liquor Industry in Thailand
- 10 Heritage Alcohol in Laos: Complex Contradictions
- 11 The Allure of Sra: The Quaffable Chronology of Booze in Cambodia
- 12 To B.E. or Not to B.E.: Homemade and Industrial Hooch in Militarized Myanmar
- Index