03146nam 22007094a 450 991095706130332120251116191634.01-134-78879-71-280-33299-91-134-78880-00-203-17096-20-203-01985-7978661033299110.4324/9780203019856 (CKB)1000000000360938(EBL)165241(OCoLC)56998481(SSID)ssj0000192888(PQKBManifestationID)11179901(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192888(PQKBWorkID)10197655(PQKB)10922164(SSID)ssj0000301830(PQKBManifestationID)11234124(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000301830(PQKBWorkID)10263911(PQKB)11529450(MiAaPQ)EBC165241(Au-PeEL)EBL165241(CaPaEBR)ebr5001396(CaONFJC)MIL33299(OCoLC)48139804(EXLCZ)99100000000036093819981207d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLiquid pleasures a social history of drinks in modern Britain /John Burnett1st ed.London ;New York Routledge19991 online resource (263 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-13182-0 0-415-13181-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-244) and index.Liquid Pleasures A Social History of Drinks in Modern Britain; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Introduction; 1. Water: 'The most useful and necessary part of the creation'; 2. Milk: 'No finer investment'?; 3. Tea: the cup that cheers; 4. Coffee: 'I like coffee, I like tea . . .'; 5. Soft drinks: from cordial waters to Coca-Cola; 6. Beer: 'A moral species of beverage'; 7. Wine: 'Use a little wine . . .'; 8. Spirits: 'Water of Life'; Conspectus; Notes; Select Bibliography; IndexDrinking has always meant much more than satisfying the thirst. Drinking can be a necessity, a comfort, an indulgence or a social activity. Liquid Pleasures is an engrossing study of the social history of drinks in Britain from the late seventeenth century to the present. From the first cup of tea at breakfast to mid-morning coffee, to an eveining beer and a 'night-cap', John Burnett discusses individual drinks and drinking patterns which have varied not least with personal taste but also with age, gender, region and class. He shows how different ages have viewed the same drink aBeveragesGreat BritainHistoryBeveragesSocial aspectsGreat BritainBeveragesHistory.BeveragesSocial aspects641.2/0941Burnett John1925-2006.123537MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910957061303321Liquid pleasures4499235UNINA