Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction Geographies of Alcohol, Drinking and Drunkenness; 1 The City; 2 The Countryside; 3 Home; 4 Gender; 5 Ethnicity; 6 Generations; 7 Emotions and Bodies; Afterword 'One for the Road?'; Appendix 1 Case Studies and Research Design; Appendix 2 Definition of Binge Drinking and Guide to Alcohol Unit Measurements; Appendix 3 UK Governments' National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification; Bibliography; Index
Summary
A systematic overview of geographies of alcohol, drinking and drunkenness. The book asks what role does alcohol, drinking and drunkenness play in people's lives and how space and place can make a difference. It also examines the economic, political, socio-spatial and cultural practices and processes that are related to drink and drinking