Drink and British Politics Since 1830: A Study in Policy Making
The issue of alcohol has never been far from British politics. Initially, governments needed to control its sale for public order reasons and because it was a major source of revenue. Then in Victorian times a powerful temperance movement arose which sought to prohibit or severely curb the 'Demon Drink'. This in turn aroused the hostility of the 'Trade' and the issue became one of fierce electoral politics. After 1890 drink was interpreted more as a social reform question and then in the First World War, after a major moral panic, far-reaching measures of direct state control were imposed in the interests of national efficiency. Later in the…
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- ISBN: 978-0-333-91782-4
- EAN: 9780333917824
- Produktnummer: 1389148
- Verlag: Springer Nature
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 271 S.
- Masse: H22.5 cm x B13.9 cm x D2.0 cm 476 g
- Auflage: 2003
- Gewicht: 476
Über den Autor
Dr. JOHN GREENAWAY has been Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of East Anglia since 1975. He has co-authored The Dynamics of Administrative Reform and Deciding Factors in British Politics, and has written numerous articles on the British civil service and on policy making.
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