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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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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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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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more