Wine drinking culture in France : a national myth or a modern passion?

Wine drinking culture in France : a national myth or a modern passion? / Marion Demossier.

Wine drinking culture in France has traditionally been a source of pride for the French and in an age of concerns about the dangers of 'binge-drinking', a major cause of jealousy for the British. Wine drinking and the culture associated with it are, for many, an essential part of what it m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Demossier, Marion (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cardiff : University of Wales Press, ©2010.
Series:French and francophone studies.
Subjects:
Drinking of alcoholic beverages > France > History.
Drinking of alcoholic beverages > Social aspects > France.
Wine and wine making > Social aspects > France.
Drinking customs > France.
National characteristics, French.
French.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Customs & Traditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
French
Drinking customs
Drinking of alcoholic beverages
Drinking of alcoholic beverages > Social aspects
National characteristics, French
Wine and wine making > Social aspects
France
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Series editors' preface; Acknowledgements; Map of french vineyards; Introduction: wine drinking culture: a Myth or a reality indecline?; Drink, consumption and identity; Changes to a national wine drinking culture; A new wine drinking culture?; Contemporary discourses and representations; Ethnographies and contexts; Passion for wine and Life-stories; Between self-reflexivity, 'distinction' andsocial connectedness; Globalization, nation and the region:the new wine drinking culture; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

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