Alcohol
A History
$85.83
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
27 February 2019
Summary
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 ga…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781469652177 |
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| ISBN-10: | 146965217X |
| Author: | Rod Phillips |
| Publisher: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Imprint: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 27 February 2019 |
| Weight: | 574g |
| Dimensions: | 183mm x 256mm x 236mm |
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Critics Review
An ambitious book, which succeeds at least in part because of Phillips’s elegant style and his nose for recurring themes.“” - Times Literary Supplement”“A major achievement… . Provides an essential introduction to the social, cultural, and economic role of alcohol in human history.”” - Canadian Journal of History”“An enthralling piece of research that considers the history of alcohol from the ancient world right through to trends in modern regulation and consumption.”” - Jancis Robinson, wine expert and editor of The Oxford Companion to Wine”“A must read for alcohol studies scholars.”” - CHOICE
About The Author
Rod Phillips
Rod Phillips is professor of history at Carleton University and the author of A Short History of Wine.
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