Alcohol in the British Isles from Roman Times to 1996: An Annotated Bibliography

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With nearly 2,200 citations, this bibliography covers every aspect of the history of alcohol in Britain from types of beverages and industries to medicine, politics and critics. Sources cited range from a 1770 study to 1996 titles and include works written by historians, sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists, and archaeologists. In addition to books and articles, the volume lists unpublished manuscripts, essays in edited works, PhD dissertations and MA theses. Annotations provide information about a work's thesis or theme, use of primary materials, relationship to other studies, and also give a critical evaluation and the location of rare materials. Though scholarly studies form the core of the book, works that use some primary sources are also included. The material is arranged topically. Initial chapters are devoted to specific beverages, including beer, wine, whisky, and cider, and the malt and hops industries. Chapters then cover key subjects such as advertising, consumption trends, science and technology, politics, drinking establishments, regulation, crime, medicine, tokens, inn signs, temperance, and guilds. The final chapter includes diaries, biographies and autobiographes of key figures.

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"Specialised subject bibliographies are not thick on the ground, and a fully annotated one compiled by an experienced expert scholar is rare indeed. Alcohol is fortunate to have attracted an historian as accomplished, clear-headed, and dedicated as David Gutzke to undertake this work, which is a substantial contribution to strengthening the foundations of social and economic history."-F.M.L. Thompson Institute of Historical Research, University of London
"This is a first-rate bibliographical guide to the drink industries of the British Isles. With over 2,000 entries it is wide-ranging and well-organized, and in his comments on each item Professor Gutzke is both informative and judicious. It is difficult to envisage a better starting point for all those interested in any aspect of the important business of the production and consumption of alcoholic beverages from the remote past to present times."-Dr. R. G. Wilson Director, Centre of East Anglican Studies University of East Anglia
"Exhaustive research and well-informed annotations make this fully-indexed bibliography of almost 2200 alcohol-related historical studies an indispensable reference work for anybody interested in the history of drink in Britain....[Gutzke] has an unrivalled knowledge of British drink bibliography and on the basis of his sharlpy argued annotations appears to have sampled virtually all the material that he lists....a first-rate bibliography."-Social History of Alcohol Review
Exhaustive research and well-informed annotations make this fully-indexed bibliography of almost 2200 alcohol-related historical studies an indispensable reference work for anybody interested in the history of drink in Britain....[Gutzke] has an unrivalled knowledge of British drink bibliography and on the basis of his sharlpy argued annotations appears to have sampled virtually all the material that he lists....a first-rate bibliography.-Social History of Alcohol Review
Gutzke's comprehensive guide contains 2,200 references covering literature from the Roman occupation to the present, with emphasis on the Edwardian and Victorian eras.... The book's interdisciplinary approach will interest sociologists, anthropologists, architects, economists, and geographers. Recommended for specialized research and graduate studies.-Choice
It is difficult to envisage a better starting point than this superb bibliography. It is informative, wide-ranging, and well organized, and Gutzke has produce an indispensable reference work.-Economic History Review
Nearly 2,200 annotated entries comprise the bulk of this excellent bibliography on a most interesting subject, the two-thousand-year history of alcohol in the British Isles....Academic libraries should consider this volume for their collections.-RQ
"Gutzke's comprehensive guide contains 2,200 references covering literature from the Roman occupation to the present, with emphasis on the Edwardian and Victorian eras.... The book's interdisciplinary approach will interest sociologists, anthropologists, architects, economists, and geographers. Recommended for specialized research and graduate studies."-Choice
"It is difficult to envisage a better starting point than this superb bibliography. It is informative, wide-ranging, and well organized, and Gutzke has produce an indispensable reference work."-Economic History Review
"Nearly 2,200 annotated entries comprise the bulk of this excellent bibliography on a most interesting subject, the two-thousand-year history of alcohol in the British Isles....Academic libraries should consider this volume for their collections."-RQ

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DAVID W. GUTZKE is Associate Professor of history at Southwest Missouri State University. He is the author of Protecting the Pub: Brewers and Publicans Against Temperance (1989).