Drink and the Victorians
Author | : Brian Howard Harrison |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 536 |
Release | : 1994 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015032187018 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Drink and the Victorians written by Brian Howard Harrison and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of a pioneering work, first published in 1971, studies the impact of industrialization on drinking habits and attitudes toward drink in England. The book had a major impact on writing about nineteenth-century social history, and continues today to be a much-used resource. This revised edition includes new material and assesses research done since 1971. It also features a fresh introduction which examines the book's place in the understanding of Victorian social history.