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Alcohol in Ancient Mexico
Henry Bruman
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Description for Alcohol in Ancient Mexico
Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece, figures. BIC Classification: HBLA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
Alcohol in Ancient Mexico reconstructs the variety and extent of distillation traditions in the ancient cultures of Mexico, describing in detail the various plants and processes used to make such beverages, their prevalence, and their significance for local culture. The art of distillation arrived in Mexico with the Spaniards in the sixteenth century. However, well before that time, native skills and available resources had contributed to a well-developed tradition of intoxicating beverages, many of which are still produced and consumed. In the 1930's Henry Bruman visited various Mexican and Central American Indian tribes to ... Read more
Alcohol in Ancient Mexico reconstructs the variety and extent of distillation traditions in the ancient cultures of Mexico, describing in detail the various plants and processes used to make such beverages, their prevalence, and their significance for local culture. The art of distillation arrived in Mexico with the Spaniards in the sixteenth century. However, well before that time, native skills and available resources had contributed to a well-developed tradition of intoxicating beverages, many of which are still produced and consumed. In the 1930's Henry Bruman visited various Mexican and Central American Indian tribes to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Weight
263g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Salt Lake City, United States
ISBN
9780874808605
SKU
V9780874808605
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About Henry Bruman
Henry J. Bruman (1913-2005) was professor of geography and chair of the Department of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Reviews for Alcohol in Ancient Mexico
This is the only book that deals with this important subject, and it is extraordinary in combining classic historical, geographic, and ethnographical perspectives in a systematic way.
CHOICE This is the only book that deals with this important subject, and it is extraordinary in combining classic historical, geographic, and ethnographical perspectives in a systematic way. CHOICE
CHOICE This is the only book that deals with this important subject, and it is extraordinary in combining classic historical, geographic, and ethnographical perspectives in a systematic way. CHOICE