1 Liverpool: The making of a licensed city
2 Liberty on licence
3 Between teetotalism and free trade: The rise of temperance politics in Liverpool
4 Mapping drink: The spatial logic of social reform
5 Attacking the licensing system: The 'twin evils' of drunkenness and prostitution
6 Women and the public house
7 The reformed licensing system: Slum clearance and social reform
8 ' Liverpool's temperance lesson to the nation'? The challenge of compensation
9 The licensed city at war
10 Conclusions: Liberalism's local logic
David Beckingham is Associate Professor in Cultural and Historical Geography, University of Nottingham.
Reviews 'A scholarly and well-argued book based upon a wealth of
excellent research'
John Greenaway, University of East Anglia
'Although focused on one city the book provides a firm basis for
understanding the improved public house movement and Gothenburg
system of disinterested management. Both of which were to have
national significance, with the former in particular being driven
by the growth of the larger breweries, especially in the
midlands...The depth of analysis sets a much appreciated higher bar
for future work in the field. For anyone wishing to study the
issues raised it is a most welcome addition to the literature.'
Brewery History Society Journal
'A ground-breaking study of how alcohol-licensing practices have
shaped (and continue to shape) our urban communities.'
Edward Wilson-Lee, Sidney Sussex College, Times Higher
Education
'The Licensed City makes a significant contribution to the
historical study of alcohol and social control. By focusing on
Liverpool, the author allows for a considerable in-depth analysis
into how perceptions of alcohol consumption have impacted the
socio-political landscape of this city. These findings would be
pertinent for future research into the history of social control
and alcohol licensing in other towns and cities.'
Law, Crime, and History
'The questions with which Beckingham engages, such as that of the
tension between individual freedom on the one hand and the
perceived need for restriction on the other, or of the response
which civic authorities made to the problems thrown up by the
growth of cities, are challenging ones. Nonetheless, they are
subjects with which he deals in a readable way and a non-specialist
reader is guided through developments clearly. This book is warmly
recommended.'
Paul Jennings, The Local Historian
'This massively documented book is more than a local history of
drink ... Beckingham disposes of several myths (for instance, that
the impoverished Irish were responsible for most of the drinking)
and explains the limitations of the police statistics that shape
elite opinion ... Recommended.'
D. M. Fahey, CHOICE
'In The Licensed City, David Beckingham explores the municipal
licensing of drinking establishments in the 19th Century British
city of Liverpool to bring a fascinating, nuanced perspective on
urban historical and political geography… the book is meticulously
researched and referenced. An impressive range of local and
national archives is used. The amount of material synthesized for
this historiography is truly impressive. Footnotes appear at the
bottom of the page to make more lateral and non-linear reading of
the text easy. This research is the culmination of many years of
meticulous, thoughtful and intrepid scholarship. ... an excellent
book.'
Michael Brown, Social and Cultural Geography
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