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UNINA9910809374403321 |
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Titolo |
Alcohol in popular culture : an encyclopedia / / Rachel Black, editor |
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Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Greenwood, , c2010 |
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New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2023 |
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979-84-00-60907-7 |
1-78034-900-9 |
1-282-93344-2 |
9786612933448 |
0-313-38049-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxx, 229 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Alcoholic beverage industry - Social aspects - United States |
Alcoholic beverages - Social aspects - United States |
Drinking of alcoholic beverages - United States |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based on print version record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-217) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Timeline""; ""List of Entries""; ""Guide to Related Topics""; ""The Encyclopedia""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""; ""About the Editor and Contributors"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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From the constant advertising messages from beer, wine and liquor manufacturers to parties, weddings, and other social gatherings where alcohol is served to after-work happy hours with coworkers, the influence and presence of alcohol are inescapable in the United States. According to a government source, 50 percent of American adults identified themselves as ""regular drinkers"" (having at least 12 drinks in the past year). This encyclopedia presents an overview of the entire history of alcohol in America from the first colonies to present day, |
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