The historical development of taverns, inns, and public houses -- The social identity of hosts and patrons -- Eating out in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries: the contest between English and French foods -- Eating out in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: changes in food and in social identities -- Publicans between the state and the brewers: a subordinate relationship -- The gastropub and its divided identity: drink, food, and sociality -- Social and national identity: a focus on class, gender, and nation -- The future of the pub: are gastropubs the saviour or the nemesis of the traditional pub?.
Summary:
The pub is a prominent social institution integral to British identity. This book charts the social historical development of the English public house culminating in the contemporary gastropub. It explores issues of class, gender, and national identification through the lens of taverns, inns, and pubs through time.
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