The Licensed City Regulating drink in Liverpool, 1830-1920
In nineteenth-century Britain few cities could rival Liverpool for recorded drunkenness. The Licensed City examines the city's reputation, the shifting definition and regulation of problem drinking, and the pivotal role played by social reform, targeted
In nineteenth-century Britain few cities could rival Liverpool for recorded drunkenness. The Licensed City examines the city's reputation, the shifting definition and regulation of problem drinking, and the pivotal role played by social reform, targeted through alcohol licensing, in reshaping Liverpool's dismal record.
