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UNINA9910790034703321 |
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Kosar Kevin R |
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Whiskey [[electronic resource] ] : a global history / / Kevin R. Kosar |
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London, : Reaktion Books, 2010 |
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1-283-13378-4 |
9786613133786 |
1-86189-894-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (146 p.) |
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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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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Whiskey Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Origins: From Seed to Spirit; 2. Early History; 3. Whisky in Scotland; 4. Whiskey in Ireland; 5. Whiskey in the USA; 6. The Twenty-first Century Whiskey World; Recipes; Some Widely Available, Recommended Brands; Select Bibliography; Websites and Associations; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index |
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A Manhattan or a Sazerac; neat, on the rocks, or with a splash of soda-no matter how it's served up, whiskey is synonymous with the poet's inspiration and the devil's spirit. Be it bourbon, rye, corn, Irish, or Scotch, whiskey has an infamous and celebrated history from a sometimes lethal, herb-infused concoction to a high-quality, meticulously crafted liquor. In Whiskey, Kevin R. Kosar delivers an informative, concise narrative of the drink's history, from its obscure medieval origins to the globally traded product that it is today. Focusing on t |
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UNINA9910786149303321 |
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Autore |
Griffiths Trevor |
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The cinema and cinema-going in Scotland, 1896-1950 [[electronic resource] /] / Trevor Griffiths |
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Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2012 |
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1-299-15474-3 |
0-7486-6804-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (361 p.) |
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Motion pictures - Scotland - History - 20th century |
Motion picture audiences - Scotland - History - 20th century |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-344) and index. |
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Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 From Variety Hall to Picture House: The Emergence of Scottish Cinema to 1914; 2 Regulating Scottish Cinema: Censorship and the Child Audience; 3 Through War and Peace: The Changing Fortunes of Scottish Silent Cinema, 1914-29; 4 A Seven-day Wonder? Cinema and the Scottish Sabbath; 5 An Essential Social Habit: Cinema-going in the Early Sound Era, c. 1927-39; 6 Beyond the Dream Palace: The Role of Non-commercial Cinema in Scotland; 7 To the Summit and Beyond: Cinema-going in the 1940s; 8 A Flickering Image: Scottish Film Production |
ConclusionAppendix 1; Bibliography; Index |
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What did our Scottish grandparents and great grandparents see at the cinema? What thrilled them on the silver screen?. This is the first scholarly work to document the cinema habits of early twentieth-century Scots, exploring the growth of early cinema-going and integrating the study of cinema into wider debates in social and economic history. The author draws extensively on archival resources concerning the cinema as a business, on documentation kept by cinema managers, and on the diaries and recollections of cinema-goers. He considers patterns of cinema-going and attendance levels, as well a |
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