Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 309 pages)
ISBN:
9780813548494
,
0813548497
,
1280492317
,
9781280492310
Inhalt:
Society is constantly evolving, and so are our drinking habits. The Prohibition Hangover examines the modern American temperament toward drink amid the 189-billion-dollar-a-year industry that defines itself by the production, distribution, marketing, and consumption of alcoholic beverages. Based on primary research, including hundreds of interviews with those on all sidesu--clergy, bar and restaurant owners, public health advocates, citizen crusaders, industry representatives, and moreu--as well as secondary sources, Garrett Peck provides a panoramic assessment of alcohol in American culture
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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The noble experiment -- So what are we drinking? -- Whiskey and rye -- Ninety-nine bottles of beer -- The golden age of wine -- The Supreme Court decides -- Alcohol and your health -- What would Jesus drink? -- Beating the temperance drum -- Not until you're twenty-one.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780813545929
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0813545927
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Peck, Garrett Prohibition hangover New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2009 ISBN 9780813545929
Sprache:
Englisch
