Alcohol: A History

Contents

Contents Introduction 1 1. alcohol in ancient worlds 6 Nature and the Human Hand 2. greece and rome 25 The Superiority of Wine 3. religion and alcohol 45 The Paths of Christianity and Islam 4. the middle ages, 1000–1500 66 The Birth of an Industry 5. early modern europe, 1500–1700 87 Alcohol, Religion, and Culture 6. distilled spirits, 1500–1750 110 Threats to the Social Order 7. european alcohol in contact, 1500–1700 132 Non-European Worlds 8. europe and america, 1700–1800 153 Alcohol, Enlightenment, and Revolutions 9. alcohol and the city, 1800–1900 173 Class and Social Order 10. the enemies of alcohol, 1830–1914 192 Temperance and Prohibition 11. alcohol and native peoples, 1800–1930 216 Race, Order, and Control 12. the first world war, 1914–1920 240 The Battles against Alcohol 13. prohibitions, 1910–1935 256 Noble Experiments, Ignoble Failures 14. after prohibitions, 1930–1945 279 Normalizing Alcohol 15. alcohol in the modern world 300 Trends in Regulation and Consumption Conclusion 317 Notes 323 Select Bibliography 351 Index 365 Alcohol This page intentionally left blank ...