Alcohol in the British Isles from Roman Times to 1996 An Annotated Bibliography

Subjects:

• History » European History (General)
• Health/Medicine » Public Health

Awards:

• Reference and User Services Association of the ALA (RUSA), Best Bibliographies in History, 1997

Reviews:

• Gutzke's comprehensive guide contains 2,200 references covering literature from the Roman occupation to the present, with emphasis on the Edwardian and Victorian eras.... The book's interdisciplinary approach will interest sociologists, anthropologists, architects, economists, and geographers. Recommended for specialized research and graduate studies.
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  Choice
• Exhaustive research and well-informed annotations make this fully-indexed bibliography of almost 2200 alcohol-related historical studies an indispensable reference work for anybody interested in the history of drink in Britain....[Gutzke] has an unrivalled knowledge of British drink bibliography and on the basis of his sharlpy argued annotations appears to have sampled virtually all the material that he lists....a first-rate bibliography.
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  Social History of Alcohol Review
• Nearly 2,200 annotated entries comprise the bulk of this excellent bibliography on a most interesting subject, the two-thousand-year history of alcohol in the British Isles....Academic libraries should consider this volume for their collections.
  —RQ
• It is difficult to envisage a better starting point than this superb bibliography. It is informative, wide-ranging, and well organized, and Gutzke has produce an indispensable reference work.
  —Economic History Review

• Endorsement From F.M.L. Thompson
  Institute of Historical Research, University of London: Specialised subject bibliographies are not thick on the ground, and a fully annotated one compiled by an experienced expert scholar is rare indeed. Alcohol is fortunate to have attracted an historian as accomplished, clear-headed, and dedicated as David Gutzke to undertake this work, which is a substantial contribution to strengthening the foundations of social and economic history.
• Endorsement From Dr. R. G. Wilson
  Director, Centre of East Anglican Studies
  University of East Anglia: This is a first-rate bibliographical guide to the drink industries of the British Isles. With over 2,000 entries it is wide-ranging and well-organized, and in his comments on each item Professor Gutzke is both informative and judicious. It is difficult to envisage a better starting point for all those interested in any aspect of the important business of the production and consumption of alcoholic beverages from the remote past to present times.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Abbreviations
• Specialized Bibliographies
• Guides to Historical Records
• Reference Works
• Consumption Trends and Advertising
• Brewing Ingredients
• Beer
• Whisky
• Wine
• Cider and Perry
• Other Alcoholic Beverages
• Science and Technology
• Other Ancillary Trades
• Pubs, Inns, and Beerhouses
• Inn Signs
• Checks and Tokens
• Temperance
• Social History
• Regulation, Crime, and Medicine
• Guilds and Livery Companies
• Periodical Press
• Biographies, Autobiographies, and Memoirs
• Author Index
• Subject Index