Narratives of drunkenness : Belgium, 1830-1914 / An Vleugels.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vleugels, An.

Series:

Perspectives in economic and social history ; no. 25.

Perspectives in economic and social history ; no. 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alcoholism--Social aspects--Belgium--History--19th century.

Alcoholism.

Alcoholism--Social aspects--Belgium--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 244 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Pickering & Chatto, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Focusing on Belgium from the mid-nineteenth century until the First World War, Vleugels presents a study of the drunkard in society. Shifting attitudes and medical debates are documented and analysed within the context of wider social and political change. The study is unique in offering a social history of Belgium through the lens of drunkenness, and in its focus on the role of drink in the formation of class, gender and national identities.

Contents:

Acknowledgements; List of Figures; Introduction; Part I: Drunkenness and the People; Drunken Farmers; Drunkenness and the Working Classes; Drunkenness and the Middle Classes; Drunkenness and the Upper Classes; Drunkenness in the Colony; Part II: The Politics of Drunkenness; Laissez Faire, Laissez Buver: 1830-86; Catholics, Liberals, Socialists: Change and Drink: 1880-9; Remedying Dangerousness: 1889-1914; Part III: Drunkenness and its Specialists ; Hygienists; Alienists; Criminal Anthropologists; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-65501-2

1-317-32079-4

1-317-32080-8

1-84893-333-9

9781315655017

OCLC:

824455624