Biographies of drink : a case study approach to our historical relationship with alcohol /

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 consum...

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Other Authors: Hailwood, Mark (Editor), Toner, Deborah (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781443875035
1443875031
1322889538
9781322889535
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of 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.