International Handbook on Alcohol and Culture

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An authoritative guide to how the world drinks, this reference details alcohol use in different countries and cultures. Each chapter shows how drinking relates to religion, custom, age, gender, class, economics, social policy and other factors. The result is a multicultural guide to beliefs, practices and attitudes about alcohol around the world.

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Articles in this Handbook review information about alcohol use in 27 different countries...As an anthropologist, the editor has successfully compiled a factually interesting account of the many different values and attitudes surrounding the use of this drug...The strength of this volume lies in its coherent presentation of factual material...This book is especially valuable for researchers interested in acquiring cross-cultural comparative insight in the use of this drug. Recommended for upper-division undergraduates and above.-Choice
It is imperative that we take culture--the shared beliefs, values, attitudes and practices associated with human groups--into account if we are to develop a complete and accurate understanding of the relationship between human beings and alcohol. This book represents a major contribution toward that goal.-Journal of Studies on Alcohol
"It is imperative that we take culture--the shared beliefs, values, attitudes and practices associated with human groups--into account if we are to develop a complete and accurate understanding of the relationship between human beings and alcohol. This book represents a major contribution toward that goal."-Journal of Studies on Alcohol
"Articles in this Handbook review information about alcohol use in 27 different countries...As an anthropologist, the editor has successfully compiled a factually interesting account of the many different values and attitudes surrounding the use of this drug...The strength of this volume lies in its coherent presentation of factual material...This book is especially valuable for researchers interested in acquiring cross-cultural comparative insight in the use of this drug. Recommended for upper-division undergraduates and above."-Choice

Author Bio

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.