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The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol
Robert Dudley
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Description for The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol
Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 12 color illustrations, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Alcoholism, as opposed to the safe consumption of alcohol, remains a major public health issue. In this accessible book, Robert Dudley presents an intriguing evolutionary interpretation to explain the persistence of alcohol-related problems. Providing a deep-time, interdisciplinary perspective on today's patterns of alcohol consumption and abuse, Dudley traces the link between the fruit-eating behavior of arboreal primates and the evolution of the sensory skills required to identify ripe and fermented fruits that contain sugar and low levels of alcohol. In addition to introducing this new theory of the relationship of humans to alcohol, the book discusses the supporting research, implications ... Read more
Alcoholism, as opposed to the safe consumption of alcohol, remains a major public health issue. In this accessible book, Robert Dudley presents an intriguing evolutionary interpretation to explain the persistence of alcohol-related problems. Providing a deep-time, interdisciplinary perspective on today's patterns of alcohol consumption and abuse, Dudley traces the link between the fruit-eating behavior of arboreal primates and the evolution of the sensory skills required to identify ripe and fermented fruits that contain sugar and low levels of alcohol. In addition to introducing this new theory of the relationship of humans to alcohol, the book discusses the supporting research, implications ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
428g
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520275690
SKU
V9780520275690
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99-20
About Robert Dudley
Robert Dudley is Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and Research Associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. His research on the evolutionary origins of alcohol consumption has appeared in numerous journals.
Reviews for The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol
"Persuasive and engaging." Library Journal "Well constructed and clearly written." Nature "The well-organized, highly informative, and lucidly detailed work is an example of excellent scientific writing." CHOICE "Fascinating."
Max Allen The Australian "Clear and engaging."
Richard Wrangham The Quarterly Review of Biology
Max Allen The Australian "Clear and engaging."
Richard Wrangham The Quarterly Review of Biology