Liquid Pleasures A Social History of Drinks in Modern Britain

Name: Liquid Pleasures A Social History of Drinks in Modern Britain
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ISBN: 9780415131810

ISBN-10: 0415131812

ISBN-13: 9780415131810

Edition: 2000

Authors: John Burnett, Proffessor John Burnett

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This text provides a 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.

Book details

List price: $155.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/3/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 9.21" wide x 6.14" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



List of figures and tables


Introduction



Water: 'The most useful and necessary part of the creation'



Milk: 'No finer investment'?



Tea: the cup that cheers



Coffee: 'I like coffee, I like tea ...'



Soft drinks: from cordial waters to Coca-Cola



Beer: 'A moral species of beverage'



Wine: 'Use a little wine ...'



Spirits: 'Water of Life'


Conspectus


Notes


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Index