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050			_aTP 548 .C43 2006
100			_aCharters, Stephen _eauthor
245		0	_aWine and society : _bthe social and cultural context of a drink / _cStephen Charters
260			_aOxford, United Kingdom : _bElsevier Science, _cc2006
300			_axi, 358 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
365			_bUSD5295
504			_aIncludes index.
505			_a1: Introduction; 2: The history of wine; 3: The nature of wine; 4: The structures of wine production; 5: Classifications, appellations and terroir; 6: Modern wines; 7: The motivation to drink wine; 8: The symbolic role of wine: Religion, sex, fertility and status; 9: Wine and the civilized life; 10: The contemporary wine consumer; 11: Wine and fraud; 12: Wine, health and abuse (Co-authored with Dr Patrick Farrell M.W.); 13: The enemies of wine; 14: The politics of wine; 15: Conclusion
520			_aWine is becoming increasingly popular in the Anglophone world and there are many books available which describe how and where it is made. However, none address the fundamental questions of different structures of production and how the consumer relates to the product - this book is the first to do just that.
650			_aWINE -- SOCIAL ASPECTS
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