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Nicholls James <1971-> |
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Titolo |
The politics of alcohol [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the drink question in England / / James Nicholls |
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Manchester, U.K. ; ; New York : , : Manchester University Press, $c [2009] |
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1-78170-275-6 |
1-84779-332-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Drinking of alcoholic beverages - England - History |
Drinking of alcoholic beverages - Social aspects - England |
Liquor laws - England |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Intro -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 A monstrous plant: alcohol and the Reformation -- 2 Healths, toasts and pledges: political drinking in the seventeenth century -- 3 A new kind of drunkenness: the gin craze -- 4 The politics of sobriety: coffee and society in Georgian England -- 5 A fascinating poison: early medical writing on drink -- 6 Ungovernable passions: intoxication and Romanticism -- 7 Odious monopolies: power, control and the 1830 Beer Act -- 8 The last tyrant: the rise of temperance -- 9 A monstrous theory:the politics of prohibition -- 10 The State and the trade: the drink question at the turn of the century -- 11 Central control: war and nationalisation -- 12 The study of inebriety: medicine and the law -- 13 The pub and the people: drinking places and popular culture -- 14 Prevention and health: alcohol and public health -- 15 Beer orders: the changing landscape in the 1990s -- 16 Drinking responsibly: media, government and binge drinking -- Conclusion: the drink question today -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Questions about drink - how it is used, how it should be regulated and the social risks it presents - have been a source of sustained and |
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heated dispute in recent years. In The politics of alcohol, newly available in paperback, Nicholls puts these concerns in historical context by providing a detailed and extensive survey of public debates on alcohol from the introduction of licensing in the mid-sixteenth century through to recent controversies over 24-hour licensing, binge drinking and the cheap sale of alcohol in supermarkets. In doing so, he shows that concerns over drinking have always bee. |
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