{"product_id":"drunk-how-we-sipped-danced-and-stumbled-our-way-to-civilization-hardcover","title":"Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Slingerland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \"entertaining and enlightening\" deep dive into the alcohol-soaked origins of civilization--and the evolutionary roots of humanity's appetite for intoxication (Daniel E. Lieberman, author of \u003ci\u003eExercised\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile plenty of entertaining books have been written about the history of alcohol and other intoxicants, none have offered a comprehensive, convincing answer to the basic question of why humans want to get high in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrunk\u003c\/i\u003e elegantly cuts through the tangle of urban legends and anecdotal impressions that surround our notions of intoxication to provide the first rigorous, scientifically-grounded explanation for our love of alcohol. Drawing on evidence from archaeology, history, cognitive neuroscience, psychopharmacology, social psychology, literature, and genetics, \u003ci\u003eDrunk\u003c\/i\u003e shows that our taste for chemical intoxicants is not an evolutionary mistake, as we are so often told. In fact, intoxication helps solve a number of distinctively human challenges: enhancing creativity, alleviating stress, building trust, and pulling off the miracle of getting fiercely tribal primates to cooperate with strangers. Our desire to get drunk, along with the individual and social benefits provided by drunkenness, played a crucial role in sparking the rise of the first large-scale societies. We would not have civilization without intoxication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom marauding Vikings and bacchanalian orgies to sex-starved fruit flies, blind cave fish, and problem-solving crows, \u003ci\u003eDrunk\u003c\/i\u003e is packed with fascinating case studies and engaging science, as well as practical takeaways for individuals and communities. The result is a captivating and long overdue investigation into humanity's oldest indulgence--one that explains not only \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e we want to get drunk, but also how it might actually be good for us to tie one on now and then. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Slingerland\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, with adjunct appointments in Psychology and Asian Studies, as well as Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Human Evolution, Cognition and Culture and Director of the Database of Religious History. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSlingerland is the author of two trade books, \u003ci\u003eTrying Not to Try\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and \u003ci\u003eDrunk\u003c\/i\u003e (2021), as well as multiple academic books, translations, and edited volumes. His work has been featured in major media outlets, and he has done numerous interviews on TV, radio, blogs, and podcasts, including NPR, the BBC, PBS, CNN, the CBC, and the Joe Rogan Experience.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768131617056,"sku":"9780316453387","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0c457c04cf795684c481328c6c90d84d.webp?v=1780325452","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/drunk-how-we-sipped-danced-and-stumbled-our-way-to-civilization-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}