Janet Chrzan

Alcohol

Social Drinking in Cultural Context

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Alcohol: Social Drinking in Cultural Context critically examines alcohol use across cultures and through time. This short text is a framework for students to self-consciously examine their beliefs about and use of alcohol, and a companion text for teaching some primary concepts of anthropology to first-or second year college students.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 173mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 435g
• ISBN-13: 9780415892506
• ISBN-10: 0415892503
• Artikelnr.: 32462408

Autorenporträt

Janet Chrzan received a Ph.D. in Nutritional Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania in 2008.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Why is Drinking Interesting? 2.
Alcohol in the Ancient World 3. Barbarians and Beerpots: European Drinking
from the Celts to Victoria 4. A Short History of American Drinking 5. It's
Happy Hour! Modern American Drinking 6. Alcohol Advertising 7. Why do
Students Drink? 8.Conclusion: Why do People Drink? Bibliography