Intoxicated Identities: Alcohol's Power in Mexican History and Culture

ISBN-13: 9780415948135 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 224 str.

Timothy Mitchell

Opis

With methods and concepts derived from an extraordinary range of disciplines, Mitchell explains how Mexican culture reinforces heavy drinking.

Recenzje

"Intoxicated Identities is a fascinating work that will change the way you think and feel about drunks and drunkenness and hence about the world itself. In an age scared of drugs and addictions, Mitchell pursues bold ideas with nuanced arguments and writing that is witty, racy and unusually sparkling. This is an intoxicating book.
." -- Michael Taussig, Professor of Anthropology, Columbia University
"Both dazzling and scholarly, profound and witty, Mitchell's meticulously researched book on Mexican drinking habits is destined for classic status in alcohol-and-cultures studies. Set against vast panoramas of time and space from Aztec to Zapotec, Mitchell's work shows that sobriety and drunkenness are not stark alternatives, but interwoven threads within the rich tapestry of Mexican identity. Intoxicated Identities ignites the imagination with the brilliance and power of sustained lighting: ¡magnífico!
." -- David D. Gilmore, Department of Anthropology, Stony Brook University
"As in his writings on Spanish culture Mitchell has set Mexican 'binge drinking' into a broad historical and social context and revealed its ancient roots as well as later psychic and economic functions. I highly recommend this book to people interested in Mexican history, anthropology, psychology, music and literature: it is a scholarly tour-de-force.
." -- Philip K. Bock, author of Rethinking Psychological Anthropology

Spis treści

1. Time-Warping in Tenochtitlán2. Anthropologists and Alcoholics3. After 15 or 20 Drinks4. Bodies and Memories5. Allá en el Rancho Grande6. Death-Wish Aesthetics7. Spousal Assault Rituals, Then and Now8. The Pedro Infante Generation9. Thirsty Urban NomadsBibliography

O autorze

Tim Mitchell is Professor of Hispanic Studies at Texas A&M University.