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This comprehensive historical examination explores alcohol production, consumption and regulation from 1850 to 1950, revealing how deeply alcohol shaped the modern world. The book traces the connections between industrialisation, empire-building and the growth of the nation-state, whilst analysing the gendered, medical and ideological practices surrounding alcohol during this transformative period. With over 50 illustrations throughout, it provides a vital global framework for understanding alcohol's central role in shaping modern society. Designed for students and scholars, this Bloomsbury Academic publication offers essential insights into how industrial development and imperial expansion intertwined with changing attitudes towards alcohol consumption and regulation.

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Covers alcohol production, consumption and regulation across the critical period from 1850 to 1950.

Examines gendered, medical and ideological practices that surrounded alcohol during industrialisation and empire-building.

Features over 50 images and illustrations throughout the book to support the historical analysis.

Establishes a new global framework for understanding alcohol's role in shaping modern industrial and imperial societies.

Published by Bloomsbury Academic as a valuable resource for students, scholars and researchers in history and social studies.

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Release Date
30 November 2017
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19 December 2013

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