The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol
Author:   Robert Dudley ,  Theodore Robert Dudley
Publisher:   University of California Press
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Pages:   184
Publication Date:   01 May 2014
Format:   Hardback
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Alcoholism, as opposed to the safe consumption of alcohol, remains a major public health issue. In this accessible book, Robert Dudley presents an intriguing evolutionary interpretation to explain the persistence of alcohol-related problems. Providing a deep-time, interdisciplinary perspective on today's patterns of alcohol consumption and abuse, Dudley traces the link between the fruit-eating behavior of arboreal primates and the evolution of the sensory skills required to identify ripe and fermented fruits that contain sugar and low levels of alcohol. In addition to introducing this new theory of the relationship of humans to alcohol, the book discusses the supporting research, implications of the hypothesis, and the medical and social impacts of alcoholism. The Drunken Monkey is designed for interested readers, scholars, and students in comparative and evolutionary biology, biological anthropology, medicine, and public health.

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Author:   Robert Dudley ,  Theodore Robert Dudley
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780520275690


ISBN 10:   0520275691
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   01 May 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Prologue Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. The Fruits of Fermentation 3. On the Inebriation of Elephants 4. Aping About in the Forest 5. A First-Rate Molecule 6. Alcoholics Aren't Anonymous 7. Winos in the Mist Postscript Sources and Recommended Reading Index

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Persuasive and engaging. Library Journal 20140415 Well constructed and clearly written. Nature 20140515


Persuasive and engaging. Library Journal 20140415


Persuasive and engaging. Library Journal 20140415 Well constructed and clearly written. Nature 20140515 The well-organized, highly informative, and lucidly detailed work is an example of excellent scientific writing. CHOICE 20141114 Fascinating. -- Max Allen The Australian 20150228


""Persuasive and engaging."" Library Journal ""Well constructed and clearly written."" Nature ""The well-organized, highly informative, and lucidly detailed work is an example of excellent scientific writing."" CHOICE ""Fascinating."" -- Max Allen The Australian ""Clear and engaging."" -- Richard Wrangham The Quarterly Review of Biology


Author Information

Robert Dudley is Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and Research Associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. His research on the evolutionary origins of alcohol consumption has appeared in numerous journals.

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