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Gin Epidemic in England

By: David Clemis
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives
Edited by: Scott C. Martin
Subject:Social & Cultural Anthropology, Sociology of Consumption, Sociology of Culture

In the first half of the 18th century, the consumption of gin in England substantially increased such that many contemporary moralists and politicians believed the country to be in a state of crisis. Historians have variously described this phenomenon as the ...

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  Clemis, D. (2015). Gin epidemic in england. In S. C. Martin (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of alcohol: Social, cultural, and historical perspectives (Vol. 1, pp. 621-622). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n226
  
  Clemis, David. "Gin Epidemic in England." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives, edited by Martin, Scott C., 621-22. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n226.
  
  Clemis, D. 2015. Gin Epidemic in England. In: Scott C. Martin Editor, 2015. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 621-622 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n226> [Accessed 15 Jun 2021].
  
  Clemis, David. "Gin Epidemic in England." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives. Edited by Scott C. Martin. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2015, pp. 621-22. SAGE Knowledge. 15 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n226.
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