This analysis of the social history of alcohol in Ghana since the early 19th century blends the approaches of history, anthropology, social medicine, theology a

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This edited collection explores the economic, political, and social meanings of alcohol usage in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Imported schnapps gin has a remarkable history in West Africa. Gin was imported in great quantities between 1880 and World War I, when its consumption showed ac