Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia
- ISBN-10
- 1576078337
- ISBN-13
- 9781576078334
- Category
- Psychology / Psychopathology / Addiction
- Pages
- 758
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- Jack S. Blocker
Description
A comprehensive encyclopedia on all aspects of the production, consumption, and social impact of alcohol. * 500 A-Z entries on the production and use of the principal alcoholic beverages, cultural representations, temperance movements, research, treatment, and forms of regulation and prohibition in the United States and around the world * Written by 170+ international scholars from the disciplines of history, anthropology, medicine, political science, cultural studies, and the law * A chronology of major events in the history of alcohol and its social response since the 18th century * Numerous drawings and illustrations such as historical photographs, vintage lithographs, posters, and product labels representing early advertising
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