Slingerland, Edward
Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
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- ISBN 13:
- 9780316453356
- author:
- Slingerland, Edward
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Little, Brown & Company
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 20.8 x 13.8 x 2.6 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Science, Biology, Evolution,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 2 working days
Description
Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
This book offers a comprehensive and scientifically-grounded explanation for our love of alcohol, cutting through the tangle of urban legends and anecdotal impressions that surround our notions of intoxication.
Drawing on evidence from archaeology, history, cognitive neuroscience, psychopharmacology, social psychology, literature, and genetics, Drunk reveals that intoxication helps solve distinctively human challenges, such as enhancing creativity and alleviating stress, and played a crucial role in sparking the rise of the first large-scale societies.
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