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Biographies of drink : a case study approach to our historical relationship with alcohol /
The burgeoning field of drinking studies, often ranging across and between disciplinary boundaries, explores the place of alcohol in human societies from a very diverse range of perspectives. Whilst some scholars have examined the cultural meanings and social practices associated with alcohol consum...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The burgeoning field of drinking studies, often ranging across and between disciplinary boundaries, explores the place of alcohol in human societies from a very diverse range of perspectives. Whilst some scholars have examined the cultural meanings and social practices associated with alcohol consumption, and its relationship to various forms of identity and community formation, others have focused on attempts to regulate or tax it, its role as a trade commodity, or its medical and psychological effects on consumers. The sheer diversity of issues upon which the study of alcohol and drinking ca. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 245 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates) : illustrations (1 color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781443875035 1443875031 1322889538 9781322889535 |