This book examines the effects of alcohol on gender relations in traditional Europe, focussing on England, France, and Italy in the late medieval and early modern periods, roughly 1300 to 1700. While alcohol causes physiological changes that are scientifically verifiable, the work of anthropologists reveals that much of what passes for drinking behavior and drunken comportment varies from one society to the next. In traditional Europe, as in modern Western societies, drinking led to increased sexual activity for both men and women, and it inclined men to commit acts of violence. Despite male fears of female sexuality and despite patriarchal restraints, women still consumed alcoholic beverages, sometimes in gargantuan amounts. This widespread consumption of wine, ale, or beer illustrates the importance of alcohol in traditional Europe. Alcohol was the ubiquitous social lubricant, and alcoholic beverages formed an important part of most people's diets.
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Publisher
Palgrave USA
ISBN-13
9780312234140
eBay Product ID (ePID)
107419539
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Publication Name
Alcohol, Sex, and Gender in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
140mm
Item Weight
420g
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Series Title
Early Modern History: Society and Culture
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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