Alcohol in Latin America - A Social and Cultural History

No matter whether it's distilled or fermented, alcohol either brings people together or pulls them apart. Alcohol in Latin America is a sweeping examination of the deep reasons why. This book takes an in-depth look at the social and cultural history of alcohol and its connection to larger processes in Latin America.

About the author

Gretchen Pierce is an assistant professor in the History Department at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. She has contributed to The Social History of Alcohol andDrugs, A Companion to Mexican History and Culture, and Alcohol and Drugs in North America: A Historical Encyclopedia.

Áurea Toxqui is an assistant professor at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. She has published in The Growth of Non-Western Cities: Primary and Secondary Urban Networking, c. 900-1900 and Alcohol and Drugs in North America: A Historical Encyclopedia.

Summary

No matter whether it's distilled or fermented, alcohol either brings people together or pulls them apart. Alcohol in Latin America is a sweeping examination of the deep reasons why. This book takes an in-depth look at the social and cultural history of alcohol and its connection to larger processes in Latin America.

Product details

• Authors: Gretchen (EDT)/ Toxqui Pierce
• Assisted by: Gretchen Pierce (Editor), Aurea Toxqui (Editor), Áurea Toxqui (Editor), Maria Áurea Toxqui (Editor)
• Publisher: The University of Arizona Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9780816536573
• ISBN: 978-0-8165-3657-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > Drinks; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)