The war on alcohol : Prohibition and the rise of the American state / Lisa McGirr.
The war on alcohol : Prohibition and the rise of the American state / Lisa McGirr.
The war on alcohol : Prohibition and the rise of the American state / Lisa McGirr.
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Publisher
New York ; London : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
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G 2015/4146
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxii, 330 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
List of illustrations -- Preface -- The making of a radical reform -- Bootleg, moonshine, and home brew -- Selective enforcement -- Gestures of daring, signs of revolt -- Citizen warriors -- New political loyalties -- Building the penal state -- Repeal -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations used in not...
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Publisher
New York ; London : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2016]
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Summary
"Prohibition has long been portrayed as a 'noble experiment' that failed, a newsreel story of glamorous gangsters, flappers, and speakeasies. Now at last Lisa McGirr dismantles this cherished myth to reveal a much more significant history. Prohibition was the seedbed for a pivotal expansion of the federal government, the genesis of our contemporary...
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The war on alcohol : Prohibition and the rise of the American state / Lisa McGirr.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-306) and index.
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G 2015/4146
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74VKR0OeR3Ly
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKR0OeR3Ly
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ISBN
0393066959 hardcover
9780393066951 hardcover
DDC
363.410973
MMS ID
991023266809702626
