Pubs and Progressives. Reinventing the public house in England, 1896-1960

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Author(s) Gutzke, David W
Publication type Monograph
Year published 2004
Pages 360pp; illus
Publisher Northern Illinois University Press

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Name Buildings: building types

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Library:

Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Deals with the brewing industry's strategies of public house improvement which sought to create for pubs a new image, new activities such as dining, bowling, etc, and new groups of customers, motivated by the progressive belief that the physical environment influenced moral behavior as well as by prevention of government intervention