The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol

by Robert Dudley

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520275691
• ISBN13: 9780520275690
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.4"