Alcohol and its Role in the Evolution of Human Society

Bibliographic Collection:

Anthropogeny

Publication Type: Book

Authors: Hornsey, I.S.

Year of Publication: 2012

Section: 665

Publisher: The Royal Society of Chemistry

City: Cambridge: UK

Publication Language: eng

ISBN Number: 9781849731614

Abstract:

Archaelogists and anthropologists (especially ethnologists) have for many years realised that man's ingestion of alcoholic beverages may well have played a significant part in his transition from hunter-gatherer to agriculturalist. This unqiue book provides a scientific text on the subject of 'ethanol' that also aims to include material designed to show 'non-scientists' what fermentation is all about. Conversely, scientists may well be surprised to find the extent to which ethanol has played a part in evolution and civilisation of our species.

URL: http://www.rsc.org/shop/books/2012/9781849731614.asp

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