TY - GEN N2 - Beer is an ancient alcoholic drink which, although produced through a more complex process than wine, was developed by a wide range of cultures to become internationally popular. This book is the first multidisciplinary, cross-cultural collection about beer. It explores the brewing processes used in antiquity and in traditional societies; the social and symbolic roles of beer-drinking; the beliefs and activities associated with it; the health-promoting effects as well as the health-damaging risks; and analyses the modern role of large multinational companies, which own many of the breweries, and the marketing techniques that they employ.--Publisher description. AB - Beer is an ancient alcoholic drink which, although produced through a more complex process than wine, was developed by a wide range of cultures to become internationally popular. This book is the first multidisciplinary, cross-cultural collection about beer. It explores the brewing processes used in antiquity and in traditional societies; the social and symbolic roles of beer-drinking; the beliefs and activities associated with it; the health-promoting effects as well as the health-damaging risks; and analyses the modern role of large multinational companies, which own many of the breweries, and the marketing techniques that they employ.--Publisher description. T1 - Liquid breadbeer and brewing in cross-cultural perspective / DA - 2011. CY - New York : AU - Schiefenhövel, Wulf, AU - Macbeth, Helen M. VL - v. 7 CN - Proquest Ebook Central CN - GT2884 PB - Berghahn Books, PP - New York : PY - 2011. ID - 438592 KW - Drinking customs KW - Drinking of alcoholic beverages KW - Beer KW - Brewing SN - 9780857452160 (electronic bk.) TI - Liquid breadbeer and brewing in cross-cultural perspective / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=717891 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=717891 ER -