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Pubs and Patriots: The Drink Crisis in Britain during World War One
Robert Duncan
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Description for Pubs and Patriots: The Drink Crisis in Britain during World War One
Hardcover. This book considers the problem of excessive drinking and the 'drink crisis' which apparently hindered the British war effort during the First World War. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
In the midst of the First World War concern arose as to the virtues of pursuing intoxication at a time of national emergency. As the military front was supposedly let down by drinkers and shirkers at home, attention quickly turned to British drinking practices. Britain, it seemed, was under the duress of a widespread addiction to boozing. When prohibition was deemed too extreme to contemplate, and nationalisation too impractical, the government created an organisation known as the Central Control Board (CCB). This body soon set about reforming the drinking habits of a nation. Loved by a few, but disliked by most, this group was responsible for the most radical and unique experiment in alcohol control ever conducted in Britain. The story of the CCB, how and why it was formed, its history and its legacy upon the British war effort are told within Pubs and Patriots: The Drink Crisis in Britain during World War One.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846318955
SKU
V9781846318955
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Ref
99-50
About Robert Duncan
Robert Duncan is an independent scholar, with a PhD from the University of St Andrews.
Reviews for Pubs and Patriots: The Drink Crisis in Britain during World War One
A timely study of an important subject. The First World War ‘drink crisis’ is an illuminating moment in British social and political history and Pubs and Patriots provides a detailed guide for experts and lay readers alike.
History Today
Pubs and Patriots provides a strong contribution to the literature on alcohol policy during World War I, and it contains excellent archival material - not least some wonderful posters, cartoons and photographs. It presents the findings of extensive documentary research and, for that, is a valuable addition to the literature. ... is an important and well-researched study.
Journal of the Brewery History Society
A well-written, interesting and authoritative account, based upon some strong historical research ... [that] adds to our understanding both of the drink question in the twentieth century and of our knowledge of the First World War. John Greenaway One feels certain that comprehensive, richly detailed, and tightly focused works such as Duncan’s Pubs and Patriots will one day enable somebody to accomplish that long awaited feat. Peter Hynd, Histoire sociale / Social History
History Today
Pubs and Patriots provides a strong contribution to the literature on alcohol policy during World War I, and it contains excellent archival material - not least some wonderful posters, cartoons and photographs. It presents the findings of extensive documentary research and, for that, is a valuable addition to the literature. ... is an important and well-researched study.
Journal of the Brewery History Society
A well-written, interesting and authoritative account, based upon some strong historical research ... [that] adds to our understanding both of the drink question in the twentieth century and of our knowledge of the First World War. John Greenaway One feels certain that comprehensive, richly detailed, and tightly focused works such as Duncan’s Pubs and Patriots will one day enable somebody to accomplish that long awaited feat. Peter Hynd, Histoire sociale / Social History