Fish into Wine: The Historical Anthropology of Demand for Alcohol in Seventeenth-Century Newfoundland
A strong demand for alcohol and tobacco in seventeenth-century Newfoundland and throughout the North American fishing periphery is an example of the distinct role maritime communities played in the emergence of a consumer society. Exchange of these little luxuries served social and cultural as well...
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ftjhssh:oai:hssh.journals.yorku.ca:article/16573 2023-05-15T17:21:18+02:00 Fish into Wine: The Historical Anthropology of Demand for Alcohol in Seventeenth-Century Newfoundland Pope, Peter 1994-11-01 application/pdf https://hssh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/hssh/article/view/16573 eng eng Les Publications Histoire sociale - Social History Inc. https://hssh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/hssh/article/view/16573/15432 https://hssh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/hssh/article/view/16573 Histoire sociale / Social History; Vol 27, No 54 (1994) 1918-6576 0018-2257 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1994 ftjhssh 2022-11-27T13:43:09Z A strong demand for alcohol and tobacco in seventeenth-century Newfoundland and throughout the North American fishing periphery is an example of the distinct role maritime communities played in the emergence of a consumer society. Exchange of these little luxuries served social and cultural as well as economic needs. Demand for red wines and brandy in particular reflected contemporary humoral theories about the human metabolism. In this period, distribution, no less than restriction, of alcohol can be seen as a form of social control. Au XVIIe siècle, à Terre-Neuve et dans la zone de pêche de l'Amérique du Nord, l'importante demande d'alcool et de tabac témoigne du rôle distinct que jouaient les collectivités maritimes dans l'apparition de la société de consommation. L'échange de ces petits luxes comblait les besoins sociaux, culturels et économiques. La demande de vins rouges et de brandy en particulier confirmait les théories contemporaines sur le métabolisme de l'homme. Il est possible de considérer la distribution comme la restriction de l'alcool à cette époque comme une forme de contrôle social. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Terre-Neuve Histoire sociale/Social History (E-Journal) |
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A strong demand for alcohol and tobacco in seventeenth-century Newfoundland and throughout the North American fishing periphery is an example of the distinct role maritime communities played in the emergence of a consumer society. Exchange of these little luxuries served social and cultural as well as economic needs. Demand for red wines and brandy in particular reflected contemporary humoral theories about the human metabolism. In this period, distribution, no less than restriction, of alcohol can be seen as a form of social control. Au XVIIe siècle, à Terre-Neuve et dans la zone de pêche de l'Amérique du Nord, l'importante demande d'alcool et de tabac témoigne du rôle distinct que jouaient les collectivités maritimes dans l'apparition de la société de consommation. L'échange de ces petits luxes comblait les besoins sociaux, culturels et économiques. La demande de vins rouges et de brandy en particulier confirmait les théories contemporaines sur le métabolisme de l'homme. Il est possible de considérer la distribution comme la restriction de l'alcool à cette époque comme une forme de contrôle social. |
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Pope, Peter Fish into Wine: The Historical Anthropology of Demand for Alcohol in Seventeenth-Century Newfoundland |
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Fish into Wine: The Historical Anthropology of Demand for Alcohol in Seventeenth-Century Newfoundland |
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Fish into Wine: The Historical Anthropology of Demand for Alcohol in Seventeenth-Century Newfoundland |
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Fish into Wine: The Historical Anthropology of Demand for Alcohol in Seventeenth-Century Newfoundland |
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Fish into Wine: The Historical Anthropology of Demand for Alcohol in Seventeenth-Century Newfoundland |
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Fish into Wine: The Historical Anthropology of Demand for Alcohol in Seventeenth-Century Newfoundland |
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fish into wine: the historical anthropology of demand for alcohol in seventeenth-century newfoundland |
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Les Publications Histoire sociale - Social History Inc. |
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1994 |
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https://hssh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/hssh/article/view/16573 |
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Newfoundland Terre-Neuve |
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Newfoundland Terre-Neuve |
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Histoire sociale / Social History; Vol 27, No 54 (1994) 1918-6576 0018-2257 |
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https://hssh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/hssh/article/view/16573/15432 https://hssh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/hssh/article/view/16573 |
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