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Liquid Pleasures

Liquid Pleasures

John Burnett / Proffessor John Burnett

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Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
1999
Materia
Historia
ISBN:
9780415131810
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Liquid Pleasures is an engrossing study of the social history of drinks in Britain from the late 17th century to the present. Connecting drinks and related substances to empire as well, the book also covers the drinks revolution of the 1990s.

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