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Law
The Supreme Court, the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act
After the adoption of the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act, the Supreme Court must arbitrate litigation related to the entry into force of the prohibition. Two themes – classical – deserve study…
Threats and obstacles to resilience in wine societies
by Maria Alebaki
From a resilience perspective, the wine tourism sector constitutes a complex socio-ecological system which integrates both tangible and intangible elements of agriculture, manufacturing and the service industry…
History
Wine in premodern thought
Relationships between the nature of wine, the human condition, and the constituent elements of the universe, long before the discoveries of modern science, have allowed scientists to present the many …
The good grain and the chaff: Wine yes, no alcohol! 1870-1942
France has a long history with alcohol, especially with wine which has been considered the national drink for centuries. It is perceived as one of the vectors and signs of the unity of the nation.
Wine and Temperance: Philosophical Foundations and Historical Perspectives
Man, in his natural state, is a rational animal, Aristotle contends. Indeed, irrational callings may occur, which may become problematic at a social scale. This has led to the elaboration of guiding o…
Last posts
Prohibition: a law, a fact and a crisis
Enforced by the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution, Prohibition is a unique modern day experiment in regulating alcohol consumption. It provides insight into the relationship between law and morali…
Wine in premodern thought
Relationships between the nature of wine, the human condition, and the constituent elements of the universe, long before the discoveries of modern science, have allowed scientists to present the many …
The good grain and the chaff: Wine yes, no alcohol! 1870-1942
France has a long history with alcohol, especially with wine which has been considered the national drink for centuries. It is perceived as one of the vectors and signs of the unity of the nation.
Wine and Temperance: Philosophical Foundations and Historical Perspectives
Man, in his natural state, is a rational animal, Aristotle contends. Indeed, irrational callings may occur, which may become problematic at a social scale. This has led to the elaboration of guiding o…
Praise The Lord, Watch the Still and Pass the Ammunition in the Evangelical Forest
Prohibition in the United States owes both its origins and residual effects to the utopian ambitions of the nation’s first founders.
Wine, beer and alcohol in Canada: prohibition the Canadian way
The history of alcohol regulation and prohibition in Canada is a long and complicated one. In the 1910’s, rising anti-alcohol public opinion led the Federal government to enact temperance laws that …
The Water of Life and Death: A Brief Economic History of Spirits
Ce papier est le premier à présenter un aperçu de l’histoire économique des spiritueux, y compris une analyse de l’émergence des spiritueux dans l’histoire, de ses effets sur l’économie …
Prohibition in Canada and Quebec (1878-1930)
The US “noble experience” of prohibition has left the imagination of many, often eclipsing similar experiences elsewhere in North America. Like its southern neighbor, Canada has experienced several fo…
Champagne against prohibition 1919-1933
When in 1919, the Volstead Act banned the consumption of alcohol in the United States, champagne is particularly affected. The American market represented up to 4,500,000 bottles out of the 30 million…
Threats and obstacles to resilience in wine societies
From a resilience perspective, the wine tourism sector constitutes a complex socio-ecological system which integrates both tangible and intangible elements of agriculture, manufacturing and the servic…
Taxation and alcohol consumption around the world
While the trend in alcohol taxes has been on the rise in developed countries over the past 30 years, the damage caused by alcohol has not diminished. Taxes are generally used by the legislator as a me…
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