The Politics of Drink in England, from Gladstone to Lloyd George /:

This book is about alcoholic drink, political parties, and pressure groups. From the 1870s into the 1920s, excessive drinking by urban workers frightened the major political parties. They all wanted to reduce the number of public houses. It was not easy to find a way that would satisfy temperance re...

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1. Verfasser: Fahey, David M.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, [2022]
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Zusammenfassung:This book is about alcoholic drink, political parties, and pressure groups. From the 1870s into the 1920s, excessive drinking by urban workers frightened the major political parties. They all wanted to reduce the number of public houses. It was not easy to find a way that would satisfy temperance reformers, many of them prohibitionists, and the licensed drink trade. Brewers demanded compensation when pubs were closed, but temperance reformers were vehemently opposed to this.The book highlights a prolonged struggle of vested interests and ideologies in this regard, showing that a Royal Commissi.
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Beschreibung:1 online resource.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-336) and index.
ISBN:1527578836
9781527578838

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