International Handbook on Alcohol and Culture
Greenwood Press (Verlag)
978-0-313-25234-1 (ISBN)
An extensive introduction discusses the close link between alcohol and culture and provides a foundation for the rest of the book. Each of the following chapters is written by an expert contributor and discusses alcohol and culture in a particular country. Chapters discuss historical trends, drinking among ethnic and religious minorities, national policies, and social outcomes. Countries range from industrial nations known for their alcohol research, to developing nations and to places famous for drinking. A concluding chapter highlights important similarities and differences.
DWIGHT B. HEATH is Professor of Anthropology at Brown University. He has authored or edited half a dozen books, and his more than 200 articles have appeared in journals such as Current Anthropology, Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Journal of Substance Abuse, and Human Organization.
Preface
An Introduction to Alcohol and Culture in International Perspective by Dwight B. Heath
Australia by Wayne Hall and Ernest Hunter
Canada by Yuet W. Cheung and Patricia G. Erickson
Chile by Eduardo Medina Cárdenas
China by Xiao Jiacheng
Denmark by Peter Schiøler
Egypt by Abdul Monheim Ashour
France by Véronique Nahoum-Grappe
Germany by Irmgard Vogt
Guatemala by Walter Randolph Adams
Honduras by Kenneth W. Vittetoe Bustillos
Iceland by Gylfi Ásmundsson
India by Davinder Mohan and H. K. Sharma
Israel by Shoshanna Weiss
Italy by Amadeo Cottino
Malaysia by Charles Victor Arokiasamy
Mexico by Guillermina Natera Rey
The Netherlands by Henk F. L. Garretsen and Ien van de Goor
New Zealand by Julie Park
Nigeria by O. G. Oshodin
Poland by Jacek Moskalewicz and Antoni Zieli'nski
Russia by Pavel I. Sidorov
Spain by Juan F. Gamella
Sri Lanka by Diyanath Samarasinghe
Sweden by Karin Nyberg and Peter Allebeck
The United Kingdom by Martin A. Plant
The United States of America by David J. Hanson
Zambia by Alan Haworth
An Anthropological View of Alcohol and Culture in International Perspective by Dwight B. Heath
Some Generalizations about Alcohol and Culture by Dwight B. Heath
Appendix: Per Capita Consumption
Glossary
Bibliographical Essay: General Sources
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.9.1995 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 765 g |
| Themenwelt | Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-313-25234-3 / 0313252343 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-313-25234-1 / 9780313252341 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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