David W. Gutzke

The Mystique of Running the Public House in England (eBook, PDF)

Quest for El Dorado, 1840-1939

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is the first scholarly study to explore economic relations between brewers and publicans in the brewing industry over a century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040033302
• Artikelnr.: 70248621

Autorenporträt

David W. Gutzke is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Modern British History at Missouri State University, and author of eight academic books. He has researched social history of drinking with focus on public houses, women, and transnational progressivism. Publications include Pubs and Progressives (2006) and Women Drinking Out Since the Early Twentieth Century (2014). He is a past president of the Alcohol and Temperance History Group.

Inhaltsangabe

1.Quest for El Dorado 2. The Mirage of El Dorado: Managers, Beerhouse Keepers and Social Mobility 3. Glimpsing El Dorado: The Personal Interview 4. Entering El Dorado: Qualifying as a Publican 5. Critics of El Dorado 6. Upholders of El Dorado 7. Saving El Dorado: Paternalism as a Last Resort 8. Challengers to El Dorado: Progressive Brewers 9. New Perceptions: Retailers, Class and El Dorado 10. Pub Turnover: El Dorado's Achilles Heel

Rezensionen

"David Gutzke's books and articles, published over the past thirty-five years, establishes him as the leading historian of the English beer trade. He is renowned for his mastery of archival and rare print sources. In this new book Gutzke proposes an original thesis, the myth of El Dorado. He shows that the untrained men who aspired to the life of a publican had a naïve optimism about its financial rewards, a myth that the brewers encouraged. Gutzke cites primary source material previously unexplored such as secret testimony at a Royal Commission, buried in the Public Record Office, and job interviews for those applying to become public house tenants. In his new book Gutzke adds to our knowledge of the publicans, men (and a few women) who straddled the borders of the upper working class and the lower middle class."

David M. Fahey, Miami University, Ohio

"The book provides a powerful illustration of the traditional pub business in England... [and] represents a valuable addition to the studies concerning the pub, beer and brewing history. Many of the themes developed in the book can be easily contextualised and transferred to different historical perspectives within the pub and beer industry in Britain and beyond. For this reason, the book has potential in terms of attracting a newer and more diverse audience."

Ignazio Cabras, Business History, DOI: 10.1080/00076791.2024.2421726