Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History [2 volumes]: An International Encyclopedia [2 volumes]

Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History [2 volumes]: An International Encyclopedia [2 volumes]
ISBN-10
1576078345
ISBN-13
9781576078341
Category
History
Pages
805
Language
English
Published
2003-12-17
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Authors
David M. Fahey, Ian R. Tyrrell, Jack S. Blocker Jr.

Description

A comprehensive encyclopedia on all aspects of the production, consumption, and social impact of alcohol. Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia spans the history of alcohol production and consumption from the development of distilled spirits and modern manufacturing and distribution methods to the present. Authoritative and unbiased, it brings together the work of hundreds of experts from a variety of disciplines with an emphasis on the extraordinary wealth of scholarship developed in the past several decades. Its nearly 500 alphabetically organized entries range beyond the principal alcoholic beverages and major producers and retailers to explore attitudes toward alcohol in various countries and religions, traditional drinking occasions and rituals, and images of drinking and temperance in art, painting, literature, and drama. Other entries describe international treaties and organizations related to alcohol production and distribution, global consumption patterns, and research and treatment institutions, as well as temperance, prohibition, and antiprohibitionist efforts worldwide.

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