Bibliograph

Drunk, how we sipped, danced, and stumbled our way to civilization, Edward Slingerland

Type

Label

Drunk, how we sipped, danced, and stumbled our way to civilization, Edward Slingerland

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-349) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Drunk

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1252628353

Responsibility statement

Edward Slingerland

Sub title

how we sipped, danced, and stumbled our way to civilization

Summary

A look at how alcohol and other intoxicants helped spark the rise of the first large-scale societies by enhancing creativity, alleviating stress and building trust among conflicting tribes to allow them to cooperate with each other

Table Of Contents

Why do we get drunk? -- Leaving the door open for Dionysus -- Intoxication, ecstasy, and the origins of civilization -- Intoxication in the modern world -- The dark side of Dionysus

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