Drinking matters : public houses and social exchange in early modern Central Europe
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Drinking matters : public houses and social exchange in early modern Central Europe
（Early modern history : society and culture）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Offering the first comparative survey of public houses in pre-industrial Europe and drawing on a vast range of primary sources, this study establishes inns and taverns as principal communication sites in local communities. Contested and continuously renegotiated, they catered for basic human needs as well as infinite forms of social exchange.
Table of Contents
Preface Abbreviations and measures Glossary Introduction PART I: THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC DRINKING Settings Types of drinking establishments Agents and interests PART II: FUNCTIONS OF THE EARLY MODERN PUBLIC HOUSE Subsistence Communication PART III: PUBLIC HOUSES IN EARLY MODERN SOCIETY Interpretations Interactions Conclusions
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