Includes bibliographical references and index.

Drinking cultures : sites and practices in the production and expression of identity / Thomas M. Wilson -- Drinking country : flows of exchange in a Japanese valley / Brian Moeran -- Cold beer, warm hearts : community, belonging, and desire in Irish pubs in Berlin / Cliona O'Carroll -- Pivo at the heart of Europe : beer drinking and Czech identities / Timothy M. Hall -- Drunk and (dis)orderly : Norwegian drinking parties in the home / Pauline Garvey -- Cognac, beer, red wine, or soft drinks? : Hong Kong identity and wedding banquets / Josephine Smart -- Consuming wine in France : the "wandering" drinker and the vin-anomie / Marion Demossier -- Romantic moods : food, beer, music, and the Yucatecan soul / Steffan Igor Ayora-Diaz and Gabriela Vargas-Cetina -- Cheers and booze : football and festa drinking in Malta / Jon P. Mitchell and Gary Armstrong -- Drinking rituals, identity, and politics in a Basque town / Sharryn Kasmir -- Alcohol and masculinity : the case of ethnic youth gangs / Geoffrey P. Hunt, Kathleen MacKenzie, and Karen Joe-Laidler -- Drinking politics : alcohol, drugs, and the problem of US civil society / Anthony Marcus.