"This book maps changing patterns of drinking. Emphasis is laid on the connected histories of different regions and populations across the globe regarding consumption patterns, government policies, economics and representations of alcohol and drinking. Its transnational perspective facilitates...

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Other Authors:	Ernst, Waltraud 1955- (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2020
Series:	Routledge studies in modern history Routledge studies in modern history
Subjects:	Drinking of alcoholic beverages / Cross-cultural studies Alcoholic beverages / History
Online Access:	Volltext
Summary:	"This book maps changing patterns of drinking. Emphasis is laid on the connected histories of different regions and populations across the globe regarding consumption patterns, government policies, economics and representations of alcohol and drinking. Its transnational perspective facilitates an understanding of the local and global factors that have had a bearing on alcohol consumption and legislation, especially on the emergence of particular styles of 'drinking cultures'. The comparative approach helps to identify similarities, differences and crossovers between particular regions and pinpoint the parameters that shape alcohol consumption, policies, legal and illegal production, and popular perceptions. With a wide geographic range, the book explores plural drinking cultures within any one region, their association with specific social groups, and their continuities and changes in the wake of wider global, colonial and postcolonial economic, political and social constraints and exchanges"--
Item Description:	Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 04, 2020)
Physical Description:	1 online resource
ISBN:	9780203732038 0203732030 9781351400718 1351400711 9781351400725 135140072X 9781351400732 1351400738