Under the influence : a history of alcohol in Australia
A unique look at Australian history as seen through the perspective of the influence of alcohol. Extremely readable and well researched-this book shows how the patterns for alcohol use (and abuse) can be traced back to the very early days of white settlement in Australia. Discover what our attitude to alcohol says about who we are
Print Book,English, 2009
ABC Books/HarperCollins Publishers, Sydney, 2009
History
x, 325 pages : illustrations, portraits
9780733323010, 0733323014
452491049
Groggy start
Mass of immovable men
Glass distinctions
Pub with no beer
In harm's way
Taste of discrimination
Limits of tolerance