Gin and the Gin Craze [ Food & Drink / Eating & Drinking / Social interaction ]
… many criminal associations. Objects > Food & Drink Practices > Eating & Drinking Concepts > Social interaction Keywords Alcohol Crime Friendship Poverty Gin, the colourless spirit flavoured with juniper, can be classed as an object. ‘The Gin … potent spirit were largely the result of government policy. Successive governments introduced heavy duties on French alcoholic drinks and lowered restrictions on the distillation of spirits in England in order to harm French trade and … The Representation of Gin and Its Drinkers, 1736–1751’, Journal of British Studies (vol. 42, n° 1, 2003), p. 35–64. … Alcohol … Crime … Friendship … Poverty … Gin and the Gin Craze …
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