States of Intoxication

The Place of Alcohol in Civilisation

AvJohn O'Brien

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

Del i serien Social Pathologies of Contemporary Civilization

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This book provides an illuminating perspective on alcohol use, drawing on approaches from both anthropological research and historical sociology to examine our ambivalent attitudes to alcohol in the modern West. From anthropological research on non-Western, non-modern cultures, the author demonstrates that the use of alcohol or other psychoactive substances is a universal across human societies, and indeed, has tended to be seen as unproblematic, or even a sacred aspect of culture, often used in a highly ritualised context. From historical sociology, it is shown that alcohol has also been central to the process of state formation, not only as a crucial source of revenue, but also through having an important role in the formation of political communities, which frequently are a source of existential fear for ruling groups. Tracing this contradictory position occupied by alcohol over the course of history and civilisation, States of Intoxication sheds light on the manner in which it has produced the very peculiar modern perspective on alcohol.

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Utgivningsdatum:2018-06-08
Mått:156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt:449 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Social Pathologies of Contemporary Civilization
Antal sidor:194
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138093607

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Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

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John O’Brien is a Lecturer in Sociology at Waterford Institute of Technology.

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Acknowledgements Introduction1. The Evolutionary Origins Of Control2. The Social Origins Of Control3. Alcohol And The Ritual Process: Identity 4. Alcohols And The Ritual Process: Decontrolling5. The Limits Of Ritual6. Proto States And Potlatches7. Subversive States: The Case Of Russia8. States, Revenue And Interdependence9. The Politics Of Centralisation: Consumption And Taxation*10. Peace, Violence And TraumaConclusionBibliographyIndex

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