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Record Nr.

UNISA996248087303316

Autore

Harrison Brian <1937->

Titolo

Drink and the Victorians [[electronic resource] ] : the temperance question in England, 1815-1872 / / Brian Harrison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Staffordshire, : Keele University Press, 1994

ISBN

1-85331-046-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (521 p. ) : ill. ;

Soggetti

Alcoholism - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Temperance - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Prohibition - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 384-452) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- 1: Perspectives -- 2: Drink and English Society in the 1820's -- 3: Free Trade and the Beer Act: 1815-1830 -- 4: The Origins of the Anti-Spirits Movement -- 5: The Origins of Teetotalism -- 6: Moderationists Versus Teetotalers: 1834-1848 -- 7: The Teetotal Leadership: A Biographical Analysis: 1833-1872 -- 8: Temperance and Religion: 1828-1872 -- 9: The Resort to Prohibition: 1853 -- 10: Prohibitionists and their Tactics: 1853-1872 -- 11: Mounting Temperance Pressure: 1860-1870 -- 12: The Government Response: 1871-1872 -- 13: Liberalism and the Drink Question -- 14: Drink and English Society in the 1870's -- 15: The Drink Trade and English Society in the 1870's -- 16: Assessments -- 17: The End