Drinking Matters: Public Houses and Social Exchange in Early Modern Central Europe

by Beat Kümin and Beat Kumin

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

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230554083
• ISBN13: 9780230554085
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 283 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.7"