
The Alcoholic Republic
An American Tradition
W.J. Rorabaugh(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 16. February 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-19-502990-1 (ISBN)
Description
Recreating America's first fifty intemperate years, when, from 1790 to 1840, Americans drank more alcoholic beverages per capita than at any other time in history, Rorabaugh examines some of the reasons why Americans drank so much
Reviews / Votes
Rorabaugh has written a well thought out and intriguing social history of America's great alcoholic binge that occurred between 1790 and 1830, what he terms 'a key formative period' in our history....A pioneering work that illuminates a part of our heritage that can no longer be neglected in future studies of America's social fabric. * Journal of Psychohistory * A bold and frequently illuminating attempt to investigate the relationship of a single social custom to the central features of our historical experience....A book which always asks interesting questions and provides many provocative answers. * Reviews in American History * Great! The dual emphasis on common lifestyles and on reform, on qualitative and quantitative methods make it ideal for undergraduates. * Dan Woods, Ferrum College * Great! The dual emphasis on common lifestyles and on reform, on qualitative and quantitative methods make it ideal for undergrads. * Dan Woods, Ferrum College * This accessible monograph is grounded in a useful combination of social psychology and social history, providing undergraduates with an excellent example of how to use theory and evidence to elucidate an important and much-neglected episode in American history. * Simon Cordery, Monmouth College *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illus.
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
405 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-502990-1 (9780195029901)
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