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Alcohol is not only big business, it has become an essential part of social relations in so many cultures that its global importance may be outdistancing its critics. Despite grim health warnings, its consumption is at an all-time high in many parts of the developed world. Perhaps because drinking has always played a key role in identity, its uses and meanings show no signs of abating. What does sake tell us about Japan or burgundy about France? How does the act of consuming or indeed abstaining from alcohol tie in with self-presentation, ethnicity, class and culture? How important is alcohol to feelings of belonging and notions of resistance?Answering these intriguing questions and many more, this timely book looks at alcohol consumption across cultures and what drinking means to the people who consume or, equally tellingly, refuse to consume. From Ireland to Hong Kong, Mexico to Germany, alcohol plays a key role in a wide range of functions: religious, familial, social, even political. Drinking Cultures situates its consumption within the context of these wider cultural practices and reveals how class, ethnicity and nationalism are all expressed through this very popular commodity. Drawing on original fieldwork, contributors look at the interplay of culture and power in bars and pubs, the significance of advertising symbols, the role of drink in day-to-day rituals and much more. The result is the first sustained, cross-cultural study of the profound impact alcohol has on national identity throughout the world today. The book includes 2 maps, 2 tables, 2 diagrams. Drinking Cultures : Sites And Practices In The Production And Expression Of Identity / Thomas M. Wilson -- Drinking Country : Flows Of Exchange In A Japanese Valley / Brian Moeran -- 'cold Beer, Warm Hearts' : Community, Belonging And Desire In Irish Pubs In Berlin / Cliona O'carroll -- Pivo At The Heart Of Europe : Beer-drinking And Czech Identities / Timothy M. Hall -- Drunk And (dis)orderly : Norwegian Drinking Parties In The Home / Pauline Garvey -- Cognac, Beer, Red Wine Or Soft Drinks? : Hong Kong Identity And Wedding Banquets / Josephine Smart -- Consuming Wine In France : The 'wandering' Drinker And The Vin-anomie / Marion Demossier -- Romantic Moods : Food, Beer, Music And The Yucatecan Soul / Steffan Igor Ayora-diaz And Gabriela Vargas-cetina -- Cheers And Booze : Football And Festa Drinking In Malta / Jon P. Mitchell And Gary Armstrong -- Drinking Rituals, Identity, And Politics In A Basque Town / Sharryn Kasmir -- Alcohol And Masculinity : The Case Of Ethnic Youth Gangs / Geoffrey P. Hunt, Kathleen Mackenzie, And Karen Joe-laidler -- Drinking Politics : Alcohol, Drugs, And The Problem Of Us Civil Society / Anthony Marcus. Edited By Thomas M. Wilson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Drinking cultures : sites and practices in the production and expression of identity -- Thomas M. Wilson Drinking country : flows of exchange in a Japanese valley -- Brian Moeran "Cold beer, warm hearts" : community, belonging, and desire in Irish pubs in Berlin -- Cliona O'Carroll Pivo at the heart of Europe : beer drinking and Czech identities -- Timothy M. Hall Drunk and (dis)orderly : Norwegian drinking parties in the home -- Pauline Garvey Cognac, beer, red wine, or soft drinks? : Hong Kong identity and wedding banquets -- Josephine Smart Consuming wine in France : the "wandering" drinker and the vin-anomie -- Marion Demossier Romantic moods : food, beer, music, and the Yucatecan soul -- Steffan Igor Ayora-Diaz and Gabriela Vargas-Cetina Cheers and booze : football and festa drinking in Malta -- Jon P. Mitchell and Gary Armstrong Drinking rituals, identity, and politics in a Basque town -- Sharryn Kasmir Alcohol and masculinity : the case of ethnic youth gangs -- Geoffrey P. Hunt, Kathleen MacKenzie, and Karen Joe-Laidler Drinking politics : alcohol, drugs, and the problem of US civil society-- Anthony Marcus Alcohol is not only big business. It is an essential part of social relations in so many cultures that its global importance may be outdistancing its critics. What does sake tell us about Japan or burgundy about France? How does consuming or indeed abstaining from alcohol tie in with self-presentation, ethnicity, class and culture? How important is alcohol to feelings of belonging and notions of resistance? Answering these intriguing questions and many more, this timely book looks at the meanings of alcohol consumption across cultures. Contributors look at the interplay of culture and power in bars and pubs, the significance of advertising symbols, the role of drink in day-to-day rituals and much more. The result is the first sustained, cross-cultural study of the profound impact alcohol has on national identity throughout the world today. "This book looks at alcohol consumption across cultures and what drinking means to the people who consume or, equally tellingly, refuse to consume, From Ireland to Hong Kong, Mexico to Germany, alcohol plays a key role in a wide range of functions religious, familial, social and even political. Drinking Cultures situates its consumption within the context of these wider cultural practices and reveals how class, ethnicity and nationalism are all expressed through this very popular commodity. Drawing on original fieldwork, contributors look at the interplay of culture and power in bars and pubs, the significance of advertising symbols, the role of drink in day-to-day rituals and much more. The result is the first sustained, cross-cultural study of the profound impact alcohol has on national identity throughout the world today."--BOOK JACKET