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On The Use And Abuse Of Alcoholic Liquors, In Health And Disease

On The Use And Abuse Of Alcoholic Liquors, In Health And Disease

Benjamin Carpenter, William

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Medical ReferenceGeneral PsychologyGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 9354502113
ISBN13: 9789354502118
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.45 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Long before modern drinking guidelines, William Benjamin Carpenter set out to measure alcohol with a physician's eye and a moralist's urgency. A sober book with bite. On the Use and Abuse of Alcoholic Liquors, in Health and Disease is a public health treatise and medical temperance tract that weighs the effects of alcohol on the body, from everyday stimulation to the slide into dependence, and asks what society owes the vulnerable. Written in 19th century Britain at the height of the temperance debate, Carpenter draws on Victorian England medicine to explain the physiology of intoxication and the links between alcohol and disease. His arguments reveal how doctors of the era framed responsibility, poverty, labour, and public order through the lens of physiology. For medical history readers, the book is a clear window into clinical reasoning before antibiotics and modern epidemiology; for public health students, it is an early case study in translating science into policy and persuasion. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Presented as a complete text reprint in a classic reprint edition, it belongs on the shelf beside classic temperance literature, yet reads with surprising immediacy for anyone curious about how cultures argue over drink, health, and freedom. It is both a reprint and a lasting cultural document. Its clinical plainness still sharpens debates on addiction, regulation, and everyday choice.

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