Alcohol : a history
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Geneva Public Library - Second Floor Nonfiction
394.1 PHI
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394.1 PHI
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Book
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370 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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In this 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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Phillips, R. (2014). Alcohol: a history . University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Phillips, Roderick. 2014. Alcohol: A History. University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Phillips, Roderick. Alcohol: A History University of North Carolina Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Phillips, Roderick. Alcohol: A History University of North Carolina Press, 2014.
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