On the event of its publication in 1965, Murray Morgan wrote, The
Dry Years, which might be subtitled ‘The Fall and Rise of John
Barleycorn,’ is a delightful blend of scholarship, narrative
exposition and wit. ...Clark is knowing and acid about alcohol as a
class problem. he points out that the drys were usually led by
upperclass types whose peers would derive benefit by better habits
in the working class. He does not, however, fall into the trap of
attributing the attitudes of the reformers to hypocrisy. The drys
were awash with sincerity. ...It is one of the many merits of this
delightful book that Norman Clark does not rub our noses in the
fact that though times change, problems remain. In this
substantially updated edition of the classic story of a region’s
experience with Prohibition, Norman Clark reviews to the present
the political history of liquor control in Washington State, and
issue taken seriously in the state and the nation as those of black
slavery, wage slavery, and child welfare. He traces the effect of
social change upon liquor morality through nearly two hundred years
of efforts to make the use of alcohol compatible with the American
view of social progress.
General
Imprint: |
University of Washington Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 1988 |
First published: |
September 2000 |
Authors: |
Norman H. Clark
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Dimensions: |
230 x 150 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
352 |
Edition: |
2 Rev Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-295-96466-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
0-295-96466-9 |
Barcode: |
9780295964669 |
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