Mary Douglas: Constructive Drinking (Mary Douglas: Collected Works)

First published in 1987, Constructive Drinking is a series of original case studies organized into three sections based on three major functions of drinking. The three constructive functions are: that drinking has a real social role in everyday life; that drinking can be used to construct an ideal world; and that drinking is a significant economic activity. The case studies deal with a variety of exotic drinksMary Douglas is the author of 'Mary Douglas: Constructive Drinking (Mary Douglas: Collected Works)', published 2002 under ISBN 9780415291132 and ISBN 0415291135.