Alcohol and Nationhood in Nineteenth-Century Mexico

by Deborah Toner

Book Overview

Drawing on an analysis of issues surrounding the consumption of alcohol in a diverse range of source materials, including novels, newspapers, medical texts, and archival records, this lively and engaging interdisciplinary study explores sociocultural nation-building processes in Mexico between 1810 and 1910. Examining the historical importance of drinking as both an important feature of Mexican social life and a persistent source of concern for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803274327
• ISBN13: 9780803274327
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"