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Benign Anarchy: Alcoholics Anonymous in Ireland by Shane Butler
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Book Title
- Benign Anarchy: Alcoholics Anonymous in Ireland
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780716530633
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Irish Academic Press
ISBN-10
0716530635
ISBN-13
9780716530633
eBay Product ID (ePID)
84300591
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Benign Anarchy : Alcoholics Anonymous in Ireland
Publication Year
2010
Subject
Sociology / General, Substance Abuse & Addictions / Alcohol, Europe / Ireland
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, Self-Help, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
19.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
362.2928609415
Synopsis
Author Shane Butler tells the story of how Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was established in Ireland - the first European country to start an AA group - in 1946, and how it gradually came to establish itself as a mainstream Irish institution, the need for which has become clearer as alcohol consumption levels increase. AA is described as a hybrid institution, straddling healthcare and religion, and the book looks in detail at how early Irish members negotiated working relationships with the mental health system and the dominant Catholic Church. The book also focuses on AA's commitment to the avoidance of conventional, organizational management systems, involving clearly-identified leaders and top-down instructions for front-line members. The survival of AA in Ireland, as elsewhere, is attributed primarily to the fact that it has remained firmly outside of alcohol politics, seeing itself as a 'fellowship' which exists only to help individuals who seek its help in relation to their own powerlessness over alcohol. It is recognized, paradoxically, that AA in Ireland could not have negotiated such a smooth entry to this country without the energies and skills of its early leaders, and this book documents the activities of these leaders who - with the assistance of AA in the United States - strategically managed the fellowship's establishment in a potentially hostile environment., Author Shane Butler tells the story of how Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was established in Ireland - the first European country to start an AA group - in 1946, and how it gradually came to establish itself as a mainstream Irish institution, the need for which has become clearer as alcohol consumption levels increase. AA is described as a hybrid institution, straddling healthcare and religion, and the book looks in detail at how early Irish members negotiated working relationships with the mental health system and the dominant Catholic Church. The book also focuses on AA's commitment to the avoidance of conventional, organizational management systems, involving clearly-identified leaders and top-down instructions for front-line members. The survival of AA in Ireland, as elsewhere, is attributed primarily to the fact that it has remained firmly outside of alcohol politics, seeing itself as a 'fellowship' which exists only to help individuals who seek its help in relation to their own powerl
LC Classification Number
HV5283
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