Drink and British politics since 1830
Subtitle: a study in policy-making
By: John Greenaway
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History
Description: "This book looks at how British politicians and policy-makers have grappled with one enduring social problem, 'drink', since 1830. Throughout this period the alcohol question was constantly redefined and the discourse of debate altered, as the issue was successively seen in terms of free trade, moral virtue, social reform, national efficiency and leisure. Drawing upon extensive archival and primary sources, John Greenway uses the issue to illuminate the changing political process and the nature of policy-making in Britain."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-257) and index