Breaking the Ashes: The Culture of Illicit Liquor in Sri Lanka

Breaking the Ashes: The Culture of Illicit Liquor in Sri Lanka
ISBN-10
0801474329
ISBN-13
9780801474323
Category
Alcoholism
Pages
266
Language
English
Published
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Author
Michele Ruth Gamburd

Description

Gamburd explores the changing role of alcohol consumption in a Sri Lankan village the cultural context for social and antisocial alcohol consumption, insight into everyday and ceremonial drinking, and the illicit alcohol market.

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