Hair of the Dog: Irish Drinking and Its American StereotypeWhen I first opened this remarkable book and discovered its patently erroneous thesis, I said to myself, "Stivers will never convince ma that he's right." When I finished it, I set the book down gently and said, "He's convinced me: he's right!" ... Hair of the Dog is a pioneer work in research on alcohol abuse, stereotyping, and Ireland. It demolishes myths in ali three areas, no small feat for a sociological monograph. |
Contents
Foreword by Andrew M Greeley | 1 |
Drinking Customs in Great Britain and Ireland | 10 |
Temperance and the Redefinition of Drinking | 31 |
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