{"product_id":"short-history-of-drunkenness","title":"Short History Of Drunkenness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANYONE WHO ENJOYS A TIPPLE . . . OR TWO . . . OR TEN! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlmost every culture on earth has drink, and where there''s drink there''s drunkenness. But in every age and in every place drunkenness is a little bit different. Tracing humankind''s love affair with booze from our primate ancestors through to Prohibition, it answers every possible question:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat did people drink? How much? Who did the drinking? Of the many possible reasons, why? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the way, learn about the Neolithic Shamans, who drank to communicate with the spirit world (no pun intended), marvel at how Greeks got giddy and Romans got rat-arsed, and find out how bars in the Wild West were never like the movies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a history of the world at its inebriated best.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''This book is \u003cb\u003ea laugh riot\u003c\/b\u003e. I mean the way the author has presented it is \u003cb\u003ehilarious and to the point\u003c\/b\u003e'' Goodreads Reviewer \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Highly entertaining. \u003cb\u003eCheers! Bottoms up! Good health!\u003c\/b\u003e'' Goodreads Reviewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''It \u003cb\u003ecan make a good gift\u003c\/b\u003e for someone with a sense of humour and appreciation for the magical powers of alcohol'' Goodreads Reviewer\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57549962903934,"sku":"NW9780241359242","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241359242.jpg?v=1781535161","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/short-history-of-drunkenness","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}