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Rod Phillips

Alcohol

A History

Rod Phillips

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English
The University of North Carolina Press
01 February 2019
Social & cultural history; Food & society; Sociology: customs & traditions; Alcoholic beverages
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 more 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.
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Imprint:   The University of North Carolina Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 157mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   570g
ISBN:   9781469652177
ISBN 10:   146965217X
Pages:   384
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Rod Phillips is professor of history at Carleton University and the author of A Short History of Wine.

Reviews for Alcohol: A 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 major achievement. . . . Provides an essential introduction to the social, cultural, and economic role of alcohol in human history.--Canadian Journal of History 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 must read for alcohol studies scholars.--CHOICE


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