Constructive Drinking: Perspectives on Drink from Anthropology

By Mary Douglas

Book Overview

First published in 1987, Constructive Drinking is a series of original case studies organized into three sections based on three major functions of drinking. The three constructive functions are: that drinking has a real social role in everyday life; that drinking can be used to construct an ideal world; and that drinking is a significant economic activity. The case studies deal with a variety of exotic drinks

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415291135
• ISBN13: 9780415291132
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.8"