Weekend warriors
Subtitle: alcohol in a Micronesian culture
By: Mac Marshall.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Explorations in world ethnology
Publisher: Mayfield Pub. Co.
Published: 1979
Place of publication: Palo Alto, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
Subjects: Ethnology -- Micronesia (Federated States) -- Chuuk.; Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Micronesia (Federated States) -- Chuuk.; Aggressiveness.; Chuuk (Micronesia) -- Social conditions.
Description: "In a unique blend of historical investigation, cross-cultural comparison, and in-depth analysis, Weekend Warriors draws parallels between past traditions of aggression and the present-day problem of drunkenness on the Pacific island of Truk. Marshall demonstrates that many of our beliefs about drinking and drunkenness may be faulty and that a genuine understanding demands a social and cultural approach as well as a medical one"--Publisher description.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 155-164.
Includes index.