Constructive Drinking by Mary Douglas

Constructive Drinking by Mary Douglas

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An anthropological approach to the study of drink, showing how potentially addictive beverages are used to mark social occasions, and form and maintain relationships; how they fulfil the ritual function of constructing a bearable, intelligible world; and how they are economically important.

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Constructive Drinking by Mary Douglas

An anthropological approach to the study of drink, showing how potentially addictive beverages are used to mark social occasions, and form and maintain relationships; how they fulfil the ritual function of constructing a bearable, intelligible world; and how they are economically important.
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ISBN 13 9780521406444
ISBN 10 0521406447
Title Constructive Drinking
Author Mary Douglas
Series Msh: International Commission On The Anthropology Of Food
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 1991-03-28
Number of pages 301
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