History Post-confederation (1867-)
Try to Control Yourself
The Regulation of Public Drinking in Post-Prohibition Ontario, 1927-44
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2012
- Category
- Post-Confederation (1867-), General, Disease & Health Issues, Ontario (ON), Health Policy, Social History
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774822206
- Publish Date
- Apr 2012
- List Price
- $85.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774822213
- Publish Date
- Jan 2013
- List Price
- $32.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774822220
- Publish Date
- Apr 2012
- List Price
- $32.95
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Description
The prohibition era of gangsters and bootleggers has captured our imagination. But what happened when government turned the taps back on? Dan Malleck shows that contrary to popular belief, post-prohibition Ontario was an age when the government struggled to please both the “wets” and the “drys.” Rather than pandering to temperance groups, officials sought to define and promote manageable drinking spaces in which citizens would follow the rules of proper drinking and foster self-control. The regulation of liquor consumption was a remarkable bureaucratic balancing act between temperance and its detractors but equally between governance and its ideal drinker.
About the author
Awards
- Winner, CLIO Prize for Ontario, Canadian Historical Association
- Winner, Best Health and Drinks Book (World), Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
- Winner, Gourmand Best Health and Drinks Book (Canada - English), Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
Contributor Notes
Dan Malleck is an associate professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at Brock University.
