Proffessor John Burnett, John Burnett

Liquid Pleasures (eBook, ePUB)

A Social History of Drinks in Modern Britain

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Liquid Pleasures is an engrossing study of the social history of drinks in Britain from the late 17th century to the present. Connecting drinks and related substances to empire as well, the book also covers the drinks revolution of the 1990s.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134788798
• Artikelnr.: 38265117

Autorenporträt

John Burnett is Emeritus Professor of History at Brunel University. His many books include Idle Hands (1994), Useful Toil (1994) and A Social History of Housing (1986).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 Water: 'The most useful and necessary part of the creation'*Charles Lucas, Essay on Waters, 1756, vol. 1, 81
Chapter 2 Milk: 'No finer investment'?
Chapter 3 Tea: the cup that cheers
Chapter 4 Coffee: 'I like coffee, I like tea ...'*The Ink Spots, 1935
Chapter 5 Soft drinks: from cordial waters to Coca-Cola
Chapter 6 Beer: 'A moral species of beverage'*Lord Brougham, 1830
Chapter 7 Wine: 'Use a little wine ...'
Chapter 8 Spirits: 'Water of Life'
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