Brewed in Japan
The Evolution of the Japanese Beer Industry
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2013
- Category
- Japan, Food Industry, Economic History
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774825061
- Publish Date
- Sep 2013
- List Price
- $34.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774825047
- Publish Date
- Sep 2013
- List Price
- $95.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774825054
- Publish Date
- Jul 2014
- List Price
- $34.95
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Description
Spanning the earliest attempts to brew beer to the recent popularity of local craft brews, Brewed in Japan presents the first English-language exploration of beer’s steady rise to become the “beverage of the masses.” Alexander underscores the highly receptive nature of Japanese consumers, who adopted and domesticated beer in just a few generations, despite its entirely foreign origins. He also sheds light on the various social, cultural, and financial influences that combined to make beer Japan’s leading alcoholic beverage by the 1960s. Japan’s beer market is now among the most complex on earth, and it continues to evolve. Visit the author's website at www.brewedinjapan.com.
About the author
Contributor Notes
Jeffrey W. Alexander is an associate professor of history at the University of Wisconsin, Parkside, and author of Japan’s Motorcycle Wars: An Industry History (UBC Press, 2008).
