Constructive drinking : perspectives on drink from anthropology
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Constructive drinking : perspectives on drink from anthropology
（Collected works / Mary Douglas, v. 10）
Routledge, 2010
- : pbk
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Reprint. Originally published by Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge, 1987
Includes bibliographical references and index
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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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