Name: Pubs and Patriots: The Drink Crisis in Britain During World War One
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Author: Robert Duncan
ISBN: 9781846318955

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Pubs and Patriots: The Drink Crisis in Britain During World War One

Type

Physical Book

Author

Robert Duncan

Publisher

Liverpool University Press

Language

English

Pages

272

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.6 x 15.7 x 2.0 cm

Weight

0.59 kg.

ISBN13

9781846318955

Edition No.

Synopsis "Pubs and Patriots: The Drink Crisis in Britain During World War One"

In the midst of the First World War concern arose as to the virtues of pursuing intoxication at a time of national emergency. As the military front was supposedly let down by drinkers and shirkers at home, attention quickly turned to British drinking practices. Britain, it seemed, was under the duress of a widespread addiction to boozing. When prohibition was deemed too extreme to contemplate, and nationalisation too impractical, the government created an organisation known as the Central Control Board (CCB). This body soon set about reforming the drinking habits of a nation. Loved by a few, but disliked by most, this group was responsible for the most radical and unique experiment in alcohol control ever conducted in Britain. The story of the CCB, how and why it was formed, its history and its legacy upon the British war effort are told within Pubs and Patriots: The Drink Crisis in Britain during World War One.

Robert Duncan

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Robert Duncan —tal como aparece acreditado en ediciones profesionales— es coautor del manual Office Administration. Student’s Book (Burlington Professional Modules). Su perfil público se orienta a la redacción y desarrollo de materiales didácticos para formación profesional y cursos de inglés aplicados al mundo administrativo. Sus contribuciones suelen aparecer en libros de texto y workbooks diseñados para ciclos formativos y estudiantes de administración y finanzas.

Su obra se caracteriza por un enfoque práctico: procesos de oficina, gestión documental, terminología profesional y habilidades ofimáticas destinadas a preparar a los alumnos para el entorno laboral.

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