Bacchus and civic order : the culture of drink in early modern Germany

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Full Title:: Bacchus and civic order : the culture of drink in early modern Germany / B. Ann Tlusty
Series Titles:: Studies in early modern German history
Studies in early modern German history.

Subjects:: Drinking customs--Germany--Augsburg--History
Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Social aspects--Germany--Augsburg
Taverns (Inns)--Germany--Augsburg--History
Augsburg (Germany)--Social life and customs

Table of Contents:: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The City and Its Taverns -- Chapter 2: Augsburg's Tavern Keepers -- Chapter 3: The Drunken Body -- Chapter 4: The Drunken Spirit -- Chapter 5: Drunkenness and the Law -- Chapter 6: The Contract Drink -- Chapter 7: Drinking and Gender Identity -- Chapter 8: Drinking and Social Identity -- Chapter 9: The Social Functions of the Tavern -- Chapter 10: Drinking and Public Order -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography:: Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-275) and index.
Summary:: Drunkenness, dueling, and other forms of tavern comportment that may appear "disorderlyto us today turn out to be the inevitable, even desirable result of a society functioning according to its own rules.
Language:: English
Language Note:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations, maps
General Note:: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph