Drinking Cultures: Alcohol and Identity

298 Pages·2005·1.04 MB·English

by  Wilson T.M.

Drinking Cultures

Drinking Cultures
Alcohol and Identity
Edited by
Thomas M. Wilson
Oxford•New York
First published in 2005 by
Berg
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© Thomas M. Wilson 2005
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Drinking cultures : alcohol and identity / edited by Thomas M. Wilson.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-85973-873-7 (pbk.) — ISBN 1-85973-868-0 (cloth)
1. Drinking of alcoholic beverages. 2. Drinking customs. 3.
Alcoholic beverages—Social aspects. I. Wilson, Thomas M., 1951–
GT2884.D75 2005
394.1’2—dc22
2005003348
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A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN-13 978 185973 868 9 (Cloth)
978 1 85973 873 3 (Paper)
ISBN-10 1 85973 868 0 (Cloth)
1 85973 873 7 (Paper)
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To Edward C. Hansen

Contents
List of Tables ix
Acknowledgements xi
Contributors xiii
1 Drinking Cultures: Sites and Practices in the Production and
Expression of Identity
Thomas M. Wilson 1
2 Drinking Country: Flows of Exchange in a Japanese Valley
Brian Moeran 25
3 ‘Cold Beer, Warm Hearts’: Community, Belonging and Desire in Irish
Pubs in Berlin
Cliona O’Carroll 43
4 Pivo at the Heart of Europe: Beer-drinking and Czech Identities
Timothy M. Hall 65
5 Drunk and (Dis)Orderly: Norwegian Drinking Parties in the Home
Pauline Garvey 87
6 Cognac, Beer, Red Wine or Soft Drinks? Hong Kong Identity and
Wedding Banquets
Josephine Smart 107
7 Consuming Wine in France: The ‘Wandering’ Drinker and the
Vin-anomie
Marion Demossier 129
8 Romantic Moods: Food, Beer, Music and the Yucatecan Soul
Steffan Igor Ayora-Diaz and Gabriela Vargas-Cetina 155
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Contents
9 Cheers and Booze: Football and Festa Drinking in Malta
Jon P. Mitchell and Gary Armstrong 179
10 Drinking Rituals, Identity and Politics in a Basque Town
Sharryn Kasmir 201
11 Alcohol and Masculinity: The Case of Ethnic Youth Gangs
Geoffrey P. Hunt, Kathleen MacKenzie and Karen Joe-Laidler 225
12 Drinking Politics: Alcohol, Drugs and the Problem of US Civil
Society
Anthony Marcus 255
Index 277
–viii–
List of Tables
6.1 A comparison of beverages included in the published set menus for
three types of banquet in Hong Kong, 2002 117
6.2 Worldwide cognac sales in millions of bottles, 2000–1 120
6.3 Sales of cognac by country in millions of bottles, 1981–2001 121
11.1 Social demographic characteristics of homeboys 231
11.2 Drinking characteristics of homeboys 237
11.3 Drinking contexts and single event characteristics 240
11.4 Violence and alcohol-related violence 246
–ix–