Drinking Matters : Public Houses and Social Exchange in Early Modern Central Europe
by
B. Kümin
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Early Modern History: Society and Culture
ISBN-10
0230554083
ISBN-13
9780230554085
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 26th, 2007
Print length
283 Pages
Weight
524 grams
Dimensions
22.20 x 14.60 x 2.30 cms
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Offering the first comparative survey of public houses in pre-industrial Europe and drawing on a vast range of primary sources, this study establishes inns and taverns as principal communication sites in local communities. Contested and continuously renegotiated, they catered for basic human needs as well as infinite forms of social exchange.
Preface Abbreviations and measures Glossary Introduction PART I: THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC DRINKING Settings Types of drinking establishments Agents and interests PART II: FUNCTIONS OF THE EARLY MODERN PUBLIC HOUSE Subsistence Communication PART III: PUBLIC HOUSES IN EARLY MODERN SOCIETY Interpretations Interactions Conclusions
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