The drunken monkey : why we drink and abuse alcohol /

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Alcoholism, as opposed to the safe consumption of alcohol, remains a major public health issue. In this accessible book, Robert Dudley presents an intriguing evolutionary interpretation to explain the persistence of alcohol-related problems. Providing a deep-time, interdisciplinary perspective on to...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dudley, Robert, 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Drinking of alcoholic beverages.
Alcohol > Physiological effect.
Alcoholism.
Human evolution.
Primates > Evolution.
Human physiology.
Monkeys > Physiology.
Alcohol Drinking
Alcoholism
Consommation d'alcool.
Alcool > Effets physiologiques.
Alcoolisme.
Êtres humains > Évolution.
Primates > Évolution.
Physiologie humaine.
alcoholism.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > Addiction.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
Alcohol > Physiological effect
Drinking of alcoholic beverages
Human evolution
Human physiology
Monkeys > Physiology
Primates > Evolution
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Prologue
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Fruits of Fermentation
  • 3. On the Inebriation of Elephants
  • 4. Aping About in the Forest
  • 5. A First-Rate Molecule
  • 6. Alcoholics Aren't Anonymous
  • 7. Winos in the Mist
  • Postscript
  • Sources and Recommended Reading
  • Index.

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