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The burgeoning field of drinking studies, often ranging across and between disciplinary boundaries, explores the place of alcohol in human societies from a very diverse range of perspectives. Whilst some scholars have examined the cultural meanings and social practices associated with alcohol consumption, and its relationship to various forms of identity and community formation, others have focused on attempts to regulate or tax it, its role as a trade commodity, or its medical and psychological effects on consumers. The sheer diversity of issues upon which the study of alcohol and drinking can shed light is undoubtedly part of the strength of the field of drinking studies. At the same time, however, it can make it difficult for these different strands to consistently and fully engage with one another. This book offers an innovative methodology that will help to facilitate fruitful interactions between scholars approaching the study of alcohol from different perspectives: the "biographies of drink" approach. Drawing inspiration from, but also going beyond, work on the "social lives of things," this collection of essays showcases an approach in which each author constructs a "biogra

Author

Mark Hailwood, Editor; Deborah Toner, Editor

Publisher

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781443875035

Subjects

History, Science, Folklore