The king of drinks : schnapps gin from modernity to tradition / by Dmitri van den Bersselaar.

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Bersselaar, Dmitri van den

Material type: Text

TextSeries: African social studies series ; v. 18.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 268 pages) : illustrations, mapContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9789047430599
904743059X
1281936189
9781281936189
9786611936181
6611936181

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: King of drinks.DDC classification:

394.1/2 22

LOC classification:

GT2896 .B47 2007eb

Other classification:

15.80
49.27
LC 10525
LC 18525
ZE 1700
ZE 17000
ZE 17070

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Contents:

List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: foreign imports, local meanings; 2. The Rise of Gin; 3. Becoming the King of Drinks; 4. 'Bird gin' and 'money gin': brands and marketing; 5. Poison or medicine? Changing perceptions of Dutch gin; 6. 'Your very good health!' Gin for an independent West Africa; 7. Schnapps gin from modernity to tradition; Bibliography; Index.

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Summary: Using a focus on the trajectory of commoditisation of gin in West Africa, this book investigates how imported goods acquire specific local meanings. It shows that local consumers, not foreign advertisers, produced the importance of schnapps gin for Africa.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258) and index.

Using a focus on the trajectory of commoditisation of gin in West Africa, this book investigates how imported goods acquire specific local meanings. It shows that local consumers, not foreign advertisers, produced the importance of schnapps gin for Africa.

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