HIST 3109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Intolerable Acts, Binge Drinking, Homebrewing
24 Feb 2014
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Last class: anti-alcohol movement, policies that refleced the aims of the movement: some argued for temperance (limited access), importance of personal reponsibily for drinking; others aimed for prohibition, key difference is that prohibition is corrosive. The adoption of policy which has poer of state being organizd to prevent people from drinking alcohol: that"s different from personal decision to abstain, or putting limits on the access (making it more expensive, all about coercion. Lasted 1920-1933: but there was prohibition in soviet union, scandinavian countries they didn"t consider it major although it clearly affected major part of social life. Sweden, norway, belgium: this is the moment of prohibition 1914-mid 1930s. Possibly bujarat is one of them to get alcohol, need to have a permit. Like canada in 1960s! it"s attached permanently to a passport, gives permission to buy a certain amount on daily basis. But for the resident population, alcohol is not available: anyway, it"s main moment was 1914- mid1930s.
