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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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The Context of Public Drinking
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Front Matter
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Functions of the Early Modern Public House
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Front Matter
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Public Houses in Early Modern Society
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Back Matter
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Reviews
'Beat Kümin has written a sophisticated, nuanced study of public houses...This is an admirable study.' - Marc R. Foster, Humanities and Social Sciences Net Online
'...a readable, informative, and richly illustrated account of details ranging from floor plans to dinner menus, punctuated with nineteen color plates and thirty-one black-and-white images, a rare treat in today's scholarly market. The result is an impressive overview that recognizes the early modern public house as the primary site of social exchange and makes a convincing argument for its market-orientated versatility.' - B. Ann Tlusty, Renaissance Quarterly
'Overall, this is an excellent volume (with splendid and beautiful illustrations) which one hopes will accelerate study of the social history of the drink industry at a time when many European countries are staggering under the contemporary burden of alcoholism.' - Peter Clark, English Historical Review
'Beat Kümin has written a highly readable social history of the public house that combines analysis of specific cases (Berne, Bavaria) with a general overview... he resists the temptation to provide simple answers to his complex questions, and this is one of the strengths of his book... Reading Kümin's excellent book is great fun and makes us want more field research.' - Martin Scheutz, German Historical Institute London Bulletin
'...Drinking Matters is a well-crafted, clearly structured, and very clever book thatis, moreover, a delight to read....[it] will no doubt be of great value to research and teaching alike.' - Journal of Modern History
'...this is a very pleasant book indeed...For nonacademics with even a passing interest in the hospitality trade, it provides an informative and tasteful overview. At the end of the day, what can one say? Guten Appetit!' - Central European History
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Drinking Matters
Book Subtitle: Public Houses and Social Exchange in Early Modern Central Europe
Authors: Beat Kümin
Series Title: Early Modern History: Society and Culture
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230598461
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-55408-5Published: 26 October 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-59846-1Published: 26 October 2007
Series ISSN: 2947-9061
Series E-ISSN: 2947-907X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 283
Topics: Social History, Cultural History, European History, Modern History, Sociology of Sport and Leisure