Drunken Monkey Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol

Name: Drunken Monkey Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol
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ISBN: 9780520275690

ISBN-10: 0520275691

ISBN-13: 9780520275690

Edition: 2014

Authors: Robert Dudley

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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,…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 5/1/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 184
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English