1st Edition
Hooch and Hard Liquor in East Asia A Political Economy
1 Introduction: Contemplating Liquor in East Asia, Paul Chambers and Nithi Nuangjamnong 2 A Tale of Three Liquors: Political Economy of Sake, Shochu and Whisky in Japan, Nithi Nuangjamnong 3 Spirit of the People: Traditional Alcohol on the Korean Peninsula, Brendan M. Howe 4 Spirits, Hooch and Whisky in China, Jeng-Ing Chen 5 The Political Economy of Hooch and Hard Liquor in Taiwan: From Inexpensive Chinese Liquor to Indigenous Kaoliang, and World-Class Whisky, Christian Schafferer 6 The Past and Present of Mongolian Liquor, Toshiyuki Uchida 7 Traditional Palm-based Distillates, Hooch, and Hard Liquor in the Philippines, Eric Vincent Batalla and Lars Ubaldo 8 Contraband, Counterrevolutionaries, and Counterfeits: The History of Vietnam’s Traditional Tipple, Nicholas Chapman 9 Organized Hypocrisy: State and Liquor Industry in Thailand, Nithi Nuangjamnong and Paul Chambers10 Heritage Alcohol in Laos: Complex Contradictions, Ian G. Baird 11 The Allure of Sra: The Quaffable Chronology of Booze in Cambodia, Paul Chambers and Kevin Nauen 12 To B.E. or Not to B.E.: Homemade and Industrial Hooch in Militarized Myanmar, Luke James Corbin
Biography
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.
