Alcohol and moral regulation : public attitudes, spirited measures and Victorian hangovers / Henry Yeomans.

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Attitudes toward alcohol - and the extent and rate of its consumption - have undergone considerable changes over the centuries. In the face of contemporary concern with increased drinking, this volume offers a refreshing historical perspective, explaining that anxieties about alcohol are perhaps bes...

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Main Author: Yeomans, Henry (Author)
Language:English
Published: Bristol ; Chicago : Policy Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Alcoholism > Great Britain > History.
Alcohol > Social aspects > England > History > 20th century.
Alcohol > Social aspects > Wales > History > 20th century.
Alcohol > Law and legislation.
Physical Description:vii, 279 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
Attitudes toward alcohol - and the extent and rate of its consumption - have undergone considerable changes over the centuries. In the face of contemporary concern with increased drinking, this volume offers a refreshing historical perspective, explaining that anxieties about alcohol are perhaps best understood as a 'hangover' from the Victorian period.
Call Number:HV5446 .Y46 2014
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-268) and index.
ISBN:9781447309932
1447309936