The Local
A History of the English Pub
3rd Edition
Published on 25. June 2021
288 pages
978-0-7509-9783-6 (ISBN)
Description
The pub has been at the heart of English life for centuries, evolving from elegant coaching houses and humble alehouses through Victorian backstreet beerhouses and 'fine, flaring' gin palaces to the drinking establishments of the twenty-first century.
In this new and revised edition, historian Paul Jennings takes us on a fascinating journey over three centuries of pub life. Set within the wider context of social change, Jennings delves into the lives of the customers who frequented them, as well as those of the men and women who ran them, and takes a closer look at their architecture and interior design. The Local has been brought up to date to record both the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic on English pubs and what it tells us about pubs' continuing importance to English people.
In this new and revised edition, historian Paul Jennings takes us on a fascinating journey over three centuries of pub life. Set within the wider context of social change, Jennings delves into the lives of the customers who frequented them, as well as those of the men and women who ran them, and takes a closer look at their architecture and interior design. The Local has been brought up to date to record both the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic on English pubs and what it tells us about pubs' continuing importance to English people.
More details
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Illustrations, black and white
File size
9,28 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-9783-6 (9780750997836)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
06/2021
3rd Edition
The History Press Ltd
€19.00
Shipment within 10-15 days
Person
Paul Jennings teaches history at the University of Bradford and has been writing, lecturing and broadcasting on the subjects of the pub and drink for over twenty years.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- About the Author
- Prefaces and Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: What is a Pub?
- 2 The Evolution of the Public House 1700-1830
- 3 The Public House and Society 1700-1830
- 4 Free Trade in Beer 1830-1869
- 5 The Licensed Trade 1830-1869
- 6 Running a Pub
- 7 Customers and their World
- 8 Policing the Pub
- 9 Politics and the Pub
- 10 The First World War and the Pub
- 11 Improved Pubs and Locals 1920-1960
- 12 Conclusion: Modern Times
- Reference Notes
- Note on Sources and Further Reading
