| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 245 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates) : illustrations (1 color) |
| Contents |
Introduction: the "Biographies Of Drink " Approach / Deborah Toner And Mark Hailwood -- Part I. Biographies Of Drink And Society : -- 1. The Barfly 'S Dream : Taverns And Reform In The Early Modern Italian City / David Rosenthal -- 2. "Grasping A Nettle ":the Licensing Act / Paul Jennings -- 3. "Lubrication In Moderation ": Culturally Locating Ye Ancient Order Of Froth Blowers / David Muggleton -- Part II. Biographies Of Drink And Material Cultures : -- 4. "Don' T Be Thirsty!" Wine Beakers With Drinking Mottos In Roman Britain / Haun A. Mudd -- 5. More Than Just As Hop That Sells Beer? J D Wetherspoon And The Pub Authenticity -Value Aesthetic / Christopher Ountree And Rupert Ackroyd -- Part III. Biographies Of Drink And The Nation : -- 6. Wine And Identity In Poland From The Late Seventeenth To The Early Nineteenth Century / Dorota Dias -Lewandowska -- 7. Mirrors Of Alcoholism : Nation, Self And Modernity In Fin -- De -Siècle Mexican Literature / Deborah Toner -- Part IV. Biographies Of Drink And The Individual : -- 8. Distinguished Men : Respectability And Responsibility In Whisky Advertisements For The African American Consumer / Rochelle Pereira -- 9. Drink, Dissolution, Antibiography :the Existential Drinker / Steven Earnshaw |
| Summary |
The burgeoning field of drinking studies, often ranging across and between disciplinary boundaries, explores the place of alcohol in human societies from a very diverse range of perspectives. Whilst some scholars have examined the cultural meanings and social practices associated with alcohol consumption, and its relationship to various forms of identity and community formation, others have focused on attempts to regulate or tax it, its role as a trade commodity, or its medical and psychological effects on consumers. The sheer diversity of issues upon which the study of alcohol and drinking ca |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- History
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Alcohol -- Study and teaching
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Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Study and teaching
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History: specific events & topics.
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Interdisciplinary studies.
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Food & society.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Customs & Traditions.
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Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Study and teaching
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Alcohol -- Study and teaching
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Drinking of alcoholic beverages
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hailwood, Mark, editor.
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Toner, Deborah, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781443875035 |
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1443875031 |
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1322889538 |
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9781322889535 |
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