Includes bibliographical references (page 258) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
1. Introduction -- 2. The Drink Problem in Early Victorian Britain, 1830-70 -- 3. Drink becomes a Party Political Issue, 1870-95 -- 4. New Departures and Old Orthodoxies, 1895-1902 -- 5. The High Water Mark of Party Political Controversy, 1902-14 -- 6. The First World War: Drink and National Efficiency -- 7. The Postwar Settlement, 1919-21 -- 8. Decades of Improvement: The Interwar Years -- 9. Policy Fragmentation 1945-70: Three Case Studies -- 10. Epilogue: A Brief Sketch of the Period after 1970 -- 11. Drink, the Political Process and Policy-Making in Britain.
0
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"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.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Drinking of alcoholic beverages-- Government policy-- Great Britain-- History.
Consommation d'alcool-- Politique gouvernementale-- Grande-Bretagne-- Histoire.
Alcoholgebruik.
Alkoholisches Getränk.
Alkoholismus.
Drinking of alcoholic beverages-- Government policy.