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Alcohol and Moral Regulation: Public Attitudes, Spirited Measures and Victorian Hangovers
Henry Yeomans
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Description for Alcohol and Moral Regulation: Public Attitudes, Spirited Measures and Victorian Hangovers
Hardback. Informed by historical research and sociological analysis, this book helps readers re-evaluate their understandings of British drinking culture. It is essential readying for students and academics. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
Alcohol consumption is frequently described as a contemporary, worsening and peculiarly British social problem that requires radical remedial regulation. Informed by historical research and sociological analysis, this book takes an innovative and refreshing look at how public attitudes and the regulation of alcohol have developed through time. It argues that, rather than a response to trends in consumption or harm, ongoing anxieties about alcohol are best understood as ‘hangovers’ derived, in particular, from the Victorian period. The product of several years of research, this book aims to help readers re-evaluate their understandings of drinking. As such, it is essential reading for students, academics and anyone with a serious interest in Britain’s ‘drink problem’.
Product Details
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447309932
SKU
V9781447309932
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Ref
99-50
About Henry Yeomans
Henry Yeomans is Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Leeds, UK. Henry completed his PhD at the University of Plymouth and has published in several academic journals and edited collections on topics such as the British temperance movement, licensing reform and the concept of moral regulation. He was awarded the SAGE Prize for Innovation and/or Excellence in 2012.
Reviews for Alcohol and Moral Regulation: Public Attitudes, Spirited Measures and Victorian Hangovers
"A provocative analysis of the interrelated moral and legal frameworks through which alcohol consumption has been regulated in Britain since the 18th century." British Journal of Criminology "An enjoyable book [that] offers an important perspective on Britain’s historical relationship with alcohol." Law Crime and History “This is a significant and original work which synthesises a comprehensive grasp of the legal history of alcohol in England with a sensitive application of the relatively new conceptual framework of moral regulation and thus reshapes our understanding of the complex of factors shaping past and present control of alcohol consumption.” Professor Charles Critcher, Sheffield Hallam University "This engaging text is a `must-read’ for anyone interested in moral panics, and should be read widely by anyone interested more broadly in the medicalisation of society and its problems, or in the practice of `legislating for one’s own good’. It is an important and timely study, and should be widely read." Dr Judith Rowbotham, Director, SOLON, and Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London "In his historical account, Yeomans teases apart the actual threat posed by alcohol consumption versus what has been portrayed to date and the levels of public anxiety about it. His work provides deep background and encourages readers to reflect on and question dominant alarmist narratives perpetuated in the media. This book is an integral starting point for any reader interested in a critical analysis of British media portrayal of public attitudes towards alcohol. More specifically, it would appeal to an interdisciplinary audience (sociologists, media scholars, historians, legal scholars etc.) interested in a historical approach to alcohol studies." Sociology of Health & Illness "Yeomans' thought-provoking book explores how laws and beliefs regarding alcohol evolved in Britain. The historical analysis is useful for contextualizing present-day debates about alcohol-related issues." -Tiffany Bergin, Kent State University, USA