Table of Contents

Preface An Introduction to Alcohol and Culture in International Perspective by Dwight B. Heath Australia by Wayne Hall and Ernest Hunter Canada by Yuet W. Cheung and Patricia G. Erickson Chile by Eduardo Medina Cárdenas China by Xiao Jiacheng Denmark by Peter Schiøler Egypt by Abdul Monheim Ashour France by Véronique Nahoum-Grappe Germany by Irmgard Vogt Guatemala by Walter Randolph Adams Honduras by Kenneth W. Vittetoe Bustillos Iceland by Gylfi Ásmundsson India by Davinder Mohan and H. K. Sharma Israel by Shoshanna Weiss Italy by Amadeo Cottino Malaysia by Charles Victor Arokiasamy Mexico by Guillermina Natera Rey The Netherlands by Henk F. L. Garretsen and Ien van de Goor New Zealand by Julie Park Nigeria by O. G. Oshodin Poland by Jacek Moskalewicz and Antoni Zieli'nski Russia by Pavel I. Sidorov Spain by Juan F. Gamella Sri Lanka by Diyanath Samarasinghe Sweden by Karin Nyberg and Peter Allebeck The United Kingdom by Martin A. Plant The United States of America by David J. Hanson Zambia by Alan Haworth An Anthropological View of Alcohol and Culture in International Perspective by Dwight B. Heath Some Generalizations about Alcohol and Culture by Dwight B. Heath Appendix: Per Capita Consumption Glossary Bibliographical Essay: General Sources Index

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Reveals multicultural and ethnic beliefs, practices, and attitudes about alcohol around the world.

About the Author

DWIGHT B. HEATH is Professor of Anthropology at Brown University. He has authored or edited half a dozen books, and his more than 200 articles have appeared in journals such as Current Anthropology, Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Journal of Substance Abuse, and Human Organization.

Reviews

?Articles in this Handbook review information about alcohol use in 27 different countries...As an anthropologist, the editor has successfully compiled a factually interesting account of the many different values and attitudes surrounding the use of this drug...The strength of this volume lies in its coherent presentation of factual material...This book is especially valuable for researchers interested in acquiring cross-cultural comparative insight in the use of this drug. Recommended for upper-division undergraduates and above.?-Choice

?It is imperative that we take culture--the shared beliefs, values, attitudes and practices associated with human groups--into account if we are to develop a complete and accurate understanding of the relationship between human beings and alcohol. This book represents a major contribution toward that goal.?-Journal of Studies on Alcohol

"It is imperative that we take culture--the shared beliefs, values, attitudes and practices associated with human groups--into account if we are to develop a complete and accurate understanding of the relationship between human beings and alcohol. This book represents a major contribution toward that goal."-Journal of Studies on Alcohol

"Articles in this Handbook review information about alcohol use in 27 different countries...As an anthropologist, the editor has successfully compiled a factually interesting account of the many different values and attitudes surrounding the use of this drug...The strength of this volume lies in its coherent presentation of factual material...This book is especially valuable for researchers interested in acquiring cross-cultural comparative insight in the use of this drug. Recommended for upper-division undergraduates and above."-Choice