Alcohol in the Maghreb and the Middle East since the Nineteenth Century - Disputes, Policies and Practices (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)

This book explores the significance of alcohol in the Middle East and Maghreb as a powerful catalyst of social and political division. It shows that the solidarities and polarities created by disputes over alcohol are built on arguments far more complex than oppositions on religion or consumption alone. In a region in which alcohol is banned by Islamic rules, yet allows its production and consumption, alcohol has always been contentious. However, this volume examines the different forms of social authority - religious, cultural and political - to offer a new understanding of drinking behaviours in the Middle East and North Africa. It suggests that alcohol, being at the same time an import and product of local industry, epitomises the tensions inherent to the conforming of Islamic societies to global trends, which seek to redefine political communities, social hierarchies and gender roles. The chapters challenge common misconceptions about alcohol in this region, arguing instead that medical discourses on alcohol dependency hide stances on national independence in an imperialist context; that the focus on religion also tends to conceal disputes on alcohol as a social struggle; and that disputes on inebriation are more about masculinity than judging private leisure. In doing so, the volume presents alcohol as a way of grasping the power relations that structure the societies of the Middle East and Maghreb.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	St Antony's Series
Release date:	2022
First published:	2021
Editors:	Elife Bicer-Deveci • Philippe Bourmaud
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	232
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-084000-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > History > African history > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion
LSN:	3-03-084000-X
Barcode:	9783030840006

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