Liquid pleasures : a social history of drinks in modern Britain /
Burnett, John, 1925-2006.
Liquid pleasures : a social history of drinks in modern Britain / John Burnett. - vii, 254 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of figures and tables -- Introduction -- Water: 'The most useful and necessary part of the creation' -- Milk: 'No finer investment'? -- Tea: the cup that cheers -- Coffee: 'I like coffee, I like tea...' -- Soft drinks: from cordial waters to Coca-Cola -- Beer: 'A moral species of beverage' -- Wine: 'Use a little wine...' -- Spirits: 'Water of Life' -- Conspectus -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
0415131820 (pbk.) 0415131812 (hardbound)
98054588
Beverages--History--Great Britain
Beverages--Social aspects--Great Britain
TX815. / B87 1999
641.20941
Liquid pleasures : a social history of drinks in modern Britain / John Burnett. - vii, 254 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of figures and tables -- Introduction -- Water: 'The most useful and necessary part of the creation' -- Milk: 'No finer investment'? -- Tea: the cup that cheers -- Coffee: 'I like coffee, I like tea...' -- Soft drinks: from cordial waters to Coca-Cola -- Beer: 'A moral species of beverage' -- Wine: 'Use a little wine...' -- Spirits: 'Water of Life' -- Conspectus -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
0415131820 (pbk.) 0415131812 (hardbound)
98054588
Beverages--History--Great Britain
Beverages--Social aspects--Great Britain
TX815. / B87 1999
641.20941