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Alcohol has had a constant and often controversial role in social life. In this 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.

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

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      Publisher: MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 2/28/2019 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781469652177, 978-1469652177
      ISBN10: 146965217X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Alcohol has had a constant and often controversial role in social life. In this 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.

      Trade Review
      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 major achievement. . . . Provides an essential introduction to the social, cultural, and economic role of alcohol in human history."" - Canadian Journal of 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 must read for alcohol studies scholars."" - CHOICE

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