From Hunting to Drinking The Devastating Effects of Alcohol on an Australian Aboriginal Community

Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork this is a vital addition to the literature on alcohol use and problem drinking, social change and postcolonialism.From Hunting to Drinking reveals the social change witnessed over a period of 30 years by an anthropologist on Mornington Island, off the North Queensland Coast, Australia, most notably the devastating effects that alcohol has had on this community.

About the author

David Mcknight is a member of the emeritus staff at the London School of Economics. He has been conducting research among Australian Aborigines for 35 years and lived with the people of Mornington Island for over five years.

Summary

David Mcknight assesses the effects that alcohol has had on a small aboriginal community. He explores why drinking has become the main social activity, leading to high levels of illness, suicide and homicide.

Product details

• Authors: David McKnight, McKnight David
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 23.05.2002
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)
• EAN: 9780415271516
• ISBN: 978-0-415-27151-6
• Pages: 254
• Illustrations: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Dimensions (packing): 13.8 x 21.6 cm
• Weight (packing): 470 g
• Subjects: Anthropology, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Relating to indigenous peoples, Social and cultural anthropology, Ethnographic Research, Society and culture: general, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Intergenerational trauma, postcolonial social change, qualitative fieldwork Australia, alcohol policy in aboriginal communities, indigenous health studies, substance abuse impacts