Soju : a global history
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Soju : a global history
（Asian connections）
Cambridge University Press, 2021
- : hardback
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Summary: "Soju, the "national"1 distilled alcoholic drink of Korea, has now become one of the world's most popular drinks, most recently thanks to the recent pop-cultural phenomenon of Korean Wave (Hallyu), represented by the growing popularity of K-Pop, Korean dramas, and Korean foods in today's globalizing world.2 Clear and colorless with a taste similar to vodka, soju is a kind of spirit, or distilled liquor, which obtains a high percentage of alcohol content by means of a distillation technology that separates alcohol from the water and other compounds of fermented material"-- Provided by publisher
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-268) and index
収録内容
- Soju and Arak : the Eurasian roots of distilled liquors
- The Mongols and the rise of soju in Koryŏ Korea
- Contextualizing soju : political relations and cultural transfers between the Mongol Empire and Koryŏ Korea
- Distilling soju at court and home in Chosŏn Korea
- Challenges of modernity : the rise of modern industrial soju and revival of traditional soju
- Alcohol globalism : distillation technology in Afro-Eurasia and other areas of the world : the cases of Japan and Mexico
- Conclusion : soju in global cross-cultural exchanges