Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History [2 volumes]

Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History [2 volumes]
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 805
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ISBN-10 : 9781576078341
ISBN-13 : 1576078345
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Book Synopsis Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History [2 volumes] by : Jack S. Blocker Jr.

Download or read book Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History [2 volumes] written by Jack S. Blocker Jr. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-12-17 with total page 805 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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