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

Bristol ; Chicago : Policy Press, 2014.

vii, 279 pages ; 24 cm

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.

English

August 12, 2014

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-268) and index.

History.