Drinking Bomb and Shooting Meth - Alcohol and Drug Use in Japan
Drinking Bomb and Shooting Meth - Alcohol and Drug Use in Japan In Japan, beer has been known, since the 1960s, as the "beverage of the masses," and whisky culture has roots stretching back to the…
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Drinking Bomb and Shooting Meth - Alcohol and Drug Use in Japan
In Japan, beer has been known, since the 1960s, as the "beverage of the masses," and whisky culture has roots stretching back to the 1950s. By combining studies on each of these products and marketplaces, Drinking Bomb and Shooting Meth explores the efforts of those who brewed, distilled, synthesized, and marketed Western alcohol and innovative pharmaceuticals. Meanwhile, methamphetamine was first developed in Japan and came to be sold commercially by the 1940s, and the country has also experimented with homegrown hangover drugs.
Alexander asks how these products became so popular, available, and fashionable, and explores what their advertising campaigns say about Japan's shifting culture, which is often quick to absorb and refine foreign wares. Jeffrey W. Alexander's research highlights themes like the seedy reputation of early bars, the style of prewar beer advertising, the
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