Speaking Tiger Alcohol: A History by Rod Phillips
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- Whether as wine, beer, or spirits, alcohol has had a constant and often controversial role in social life. In his innovative book on the attitudes toward and consumption of alcohol, Rod Phillips surveys a 9,000-year cultural and economic history, uncovering the tensions between alcoholic drinks as healthy staples of daily diets and as objects of social, political, and religious anxiety.
- In the urban centers of Europe and America, where it was seen as healthier than untreated water, alcohol gained a foothold as the drink of choice, but it has been regulated by governmental and religious authorities more than any other commodity. As a potential source of social disruption, alcohol created volatile boundaries of acceptable and unacceptable consumption and broke through barriers of class, race, and gender.
- Phillips follows the ever-changing cultural meanings of these potent potables and makes the surprising argument that some societies have entered “post-alcohol” phases. His is the first book to examine and explain the meanings and effects of alcohol in such depth, from global and long-term perspectives.
| Product Name | Speaking Tiger Alcohol: A History by Rod Phillips |
|---|---|
| ISBN / Product Code | 9789385755903 |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Publisher | Speaking Tiger Publishing |
| General Books | Literature Fiction & Non Fiction |
| HSN Code | 4901 |
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