Hooch and Hard Liquor in East Asia

A Political Economy
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-78124-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 558 g

Reihe: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series

Liquor has become a “party” in East Asia – a beverage phenomenon popular among countries throughout the region. But, in fact, each country of East Asia has experienced a different evolution of spirits. Indeed, there is a liquor idiosyncrasy to each country of East Asia. Moreover, hooch is the popular alcoholic beverage for the lower classes while more sophisticated spirits are exclusive to the higher classes.

The book examines liquor: moonshine and retail liquor in East Asia. It analyzes the following questions as to why liquor is becoming so popular in East Asia. Why is production of liquor in East Asia becoming so financially lucrative? Why has the production of hooch (moonshine) become so lucrative? In fact, the production and consumption of liquor in East Asian have become crucial as East Asia enters a period of craft liquor.

A valuable resource for academics, students, and professionals interested in public policy, history, political economy, consumer goods in East Asia, and the evolution of hooch and hard liquor in East Asia.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chambers, Paul

Nuangjamnong, Nithi

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Populärkultur
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Verhaltensökonomik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction: Contemplating Liquor in East Asia 2 A Tale of Three Liquors: Political Economy of Sake, Shochu and Whisky  in Japan 3 Spirit of the People: Traditional Alcohol on the Korean Peninsula 4 Spirits, Hooch and Whisky in China 5 The Political Economy of Hooch and Hard Liquor in Taiwan: From  Inexpensive Chinese Liquor to Indigenous Kaoliang, and World-Class Whisky 6 The Past and Present of Mongolian LiquorTraditional Palm-based Distillates, Hooch, and Hard Liquor in the Philippines 8 Contraband, Counterrevolutionaries, and Counterfeits: The History of Vietnam’s Traditional Tipple 9 Organized Hypocrisy: State and Liquor Industry in Thailand 10 Heritage Alcohol in Laos: Complex Contradictions 11 The Allure of Sra: The Quaffable Chronology of Booze in Cambodia 12 To B.E. or Not to B.E.: Homemade and Industrial Hooch in Militarized Myanmar

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Chambers is Lecturer and Advisor for International Affairs at the Center of ASEAN Community Studies, Naresuan University, Thailand.

Nithi Nuangjamnong is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Naresuan University, Thailand.