Temperance Societies in Late Victorian and Edwardian England.
By studying the temperance societies that flourished in late Victorian and Edwardian England, this book opens a window through which we can view middle-class and working-class society. Such societies provided the backbone for temperance both as a social movement and a political lobby. Most temperanc...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publisher,
2020.
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| Summary: | By studying the temperance societies that flourished in late Victorian and Edwardian England, this book opens a window through which we can view middle-class and working-class society. Such societies provided the backbone for temperance both as a social movement and a political lobby. Most temperance societies became aligned with the Liberal Party in support of prohibition by Local Veto. A few allowed members to drink, but most were committed to total abstinence. There were organizations of middle-class men, of workingmen and their wives, of women, and of children and youth. The largest adult. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (174 p.) |
| ISBN: | 1527559998 9781527559998 |
