Mark Schrad · 2014
A historical study examining the influence of alcohol consumption on Russian political power, state stability, and social control.
Tyler Cowen praises the book for being an early and forward-thinking analysis of the role of substances in statecraft.
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“Mark Lawrence, Schrod, Vodka Politics, Alcohol, Autocracy, and the Secret History of the Russian State. The roles of alcohol and drugs in war, people are starting to pay attention to. That book was an early move in that direction, way ahead of its time, I would say a very good pick by me.”
Why: It was an early move in that direction, way ahead of its time.
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Named without an opinion attached.
“There's a book about Soviet Union. It's called Vodka Politics.”
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