The wet and the dry : a drinker's journey
Osborne, Lawrence, 1958-2013
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In 'The Wet and the Dry', Lawrence Osborne explores the culture of permission, particularly in the West, and the opposing culture of prohibition, notably in the Islamic East, investigating how this strange duality has come to form not just whole civilizations but the intricate mechanisms of the private self as well.
Main title:
The wet and the dry : a drinker's journey / Lawrence Osborne.
Author:
Osborne, Lawrence, 1958-, author
Imprint:
London : Harvill Secker, 2013.
Collation:
242 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781846554629 (pbk)1846554624
Dewey class:
394.1'3394.13394.13
Language:
English
Subject:
Osborne, Lawrence, 1958- -- Travel -- Islamic countriesOsborne, Lawrence, 1958- -- Travel -- Western countriesDrinking of alcoholic beverages -- Islamic countriesDrinking of alcoholic beverages -- Western countriesTemperance -- Islamic countriesTemperance -- Western countriesFood and DrinkFood and DrinkIslamic countries -- Description and travelWestern countries -- Description and travel
BRN:
887756