Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-215) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Seeing not-doing : time, place, and language -- Historical frames of abstinence -- Contemporary abstainers -- "You gotta run the whole tape" : pathways to abstinence -- Determining what counts : abstinence thresholds -- Fire walking -- Fence building -- Negotiating abstinence strategies -- Verbal performances of abstinence -- Conclusion.
