Alcohol, Sex, and Gender in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe (Early Modern History: Society and Culture)
ISBN-13:
9780312234140
ISBN-10:
0312234147
Edition:
2001
Author:
NA NA
Publication date:
2001
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan
Format:
Hardcover
210 pages
Category:
European History
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ISBN-13:
9780312234140
ISBN-10:
0312234147
Edition:
2001
Author:
NA NA
Publication date:
2001
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan
Format:
Hardcover
210 pages
Category:
European History
Summary
Alcohol, Sex, and Gender in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe (Early Modern History: Society and Culture) (ISBN-13: 9780312234140 and ISBN-10: 0312234147), written by authors
NA NA, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2001.
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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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