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Potent Brews : A Social History of Alcohol in East Africa, 1850-1999. Justin Willis

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Author: Justin Willis
Published Date: 01 Jan 2002
Publisher: James Currey
Original Languages: English
Format: Hardback::288 pages
ISBN10: 0852554710
ISBN13: 9780852554715
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The introduction of ethnic federalism in Ethiopia after the fall of the Marxist Derg regime in 1991 has been the topic of a significant amount of academic discussion, but little attention has been given to the day-to-day experience of this change. This is the first general history of alcohol and drinking in East Africa. It contributes to an emerging field of African social history in distinctive and innovative ways. Willis's central theme is power - from customary beliefs in alcohol as a symbol of authority and a means of enhancement and privilege, to the use of power in advertising and HISTORY. Justin Willis. Potent Brews: A Social History of Alcohol in East Africa, 1850-1999. Nairobi: British Institute in Eastern Africa/Athens: Ohio University Press /Oxford: James Currey, 2002. Xii + Potent Brews: History of East African Alcohol Straight Up Justin Willis has produced a work of impressive scholarship, in which he has marshaled diverse archival documents, supported current surveys and interviews in three areas of East Africa, to chronicle the dynamic role of alcohol in shaping power structures over 150 years. On Nov 1, 2003 Emmanuel Akyeampong published: Potent Brews: A Social History of Alcohol in East Africa 1850-1999. Justin Willis is Professor at the Department of History, University of Durham. His work has been largely concerned with identity, authority, and social change in Eastern Africa over the last 200 years. He is the author of Potent Brews: A Social History of Alcohol in East Africa 1850 1999 Sep 14, 2015 Thanks for a wonderful, insightful blog on a fascinating topic. For academic studies on beer and spirits in Africa, i would recommend Justin Wilis book Potent Brews: Social History Of Alcohol In East Africa 1850-1999.It s a groundbreaking historical study of alcohol in traditional history in East Africa, its links to power before and during the colonization period, and how representations Bd. 99, H. 1., 2004 Published : Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. A Social History of Alcohol in East Africa, 1850-1999 Justin Willis. Potent Brews. A Social History of Alcohol in East Africa, 1850-1999 Justin Willis (pp. 311-313) Justin Willis is Professor of History at the University of Durham and the author of Potent Brews: A Social History of Alcohol in East Africa, c. 1850-1999 (James Currey, 2002). Funding This work was supported the Economic and Social Research Council [grant numbers ES/L002345/1 and TRAVELLING WHILE SITTING DOWN:MOBILE PHONES, MOBILITY AND THE COMMUNICATION LANDSCAPE IN INHAMBANE, MOZAMBIQUE - Volume 82 Issue 3 - he was seconded as Director of the British Institute in Eastern Africa. He is the author of Potent Brews: A Social History of Alcohol in East Africa, c. 1850 1999. Along-side other interests, he continues to research and teach on the social and cultural aspects of drinking in East Africa. Estimating Alcohol Content of Traditional Brew in Western Kenya Using Culturally Relevant Methods: The Case for Cost Over Volume the two most common traditional brews are chang aa, which refers to distilled spirits, and busaa, a cereal-based fermented beer. A social history of alcohol in East Africa 1850 1999. London and Nairobi Potent Brews: A Social History of Alcohol in East Africa, 1850-1999 (Eastern African Studies). 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