From Taverns to Gastropubs
Subtitle: Food, Drink, and Sociality in England
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780198826187
Subjects: Food habits; Drinking of alcoholic beverages; Dinners and dining; Bars (drinking establishments), great britain
Description: The pub is a prominent social institution integral to British identity. This book charts the social historical development of the English public house culminating in the contemporary gastropub. It explores issues of class, gender, and national identification through the lens of taverns, inns, and pubs through time.