Alcohol
- ISBN-10
- 0737756438
- ISBN-13
- 9780737756432
- Series
- Alcohol
- Category
- Young Adult Nonfiction
- Pages
- 200
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-06-06
- Publisher
- Greenhaven Publishing LLC
- Author
- Margaret Haerens
Description
This collection of essays helps readers to examine the issue of alcohol from a variety of international perspectives. Topics covered include global trends in alcohol consumption, abuse issues in various countries, including Australia, Yemen, Kenya and Russia, and strategies to curb alcohol abuse. Readers will examine the relationship between religion and alcohol around the globe, and alcohol culture and tradition. Essay sources include the World Health Organization, Associated Press, Lee Ho-jeong, Fazile Zahir, Irene Mwivano, and Alfred de Montesquiou.
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