Constructive drinking : perspectives on drink from anthropology

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Constructive drinking : perspectives on drink from anthropology

Mary Douglas

(Collected works / Mary Douglas, v. 10)

Routledge, 2003

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Note

Reprint. Originally published by Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge, 1987

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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

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  • NCID
    BA59405517
  • ISBN
    • 0415291135
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 291 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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