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

Lining the streets inside the city's gates, clustered in its center, and thinly scattered among its back quarters were Augsburg's taverns and drinking rooms. These institutions ranged from the poorly lit rooms of backstreet wine sellers to the elaborate marble halls frequented by society&#...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tlusty, B. Ann, 1954-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia 2001.
Series:Studies in early modern German history.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt6wrmx2
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.