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Intoxicated Identities: Alcohol's Power in Mexican History and Culture
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Intoxicated Identities: Alcohol's Power in Mexican History and Culture, by Tim Mitchell (New York & London: Routledge, 2004), 211 pp., $22.95.
Intoxicated Identities is an interesting and important book, but also an exasperating one. It is primarily a study of the cultural meanings and locations of intoxication in Mexico, historically and now. But it also includes much material on the history and organization of alcohol production in Mexico, and on the role of alcohol and intoxication in domination and exploitation, at every level from colonial governance to intimate relationships.
The main thread running through the book is a focus on intoxication events and their …
