{"product_id":"rough-spirits-high-society-ruth-ball-9780712352154","title":"Rough Spirits \u0026 High Society: The Culture of Drink","description":"The tavern, the inn, the coffee house, the tea shop: these are places where, throughout history, we have met and socialized and where the issues of the day could be discussed over a drink. Postal services developed between networks of inns and enabled modern communication. The first insurance companies were created in the coffee houses. Gin palaces prompted moral outrage. The suffragette movement found its birthplace in tea shops which allowed women to meet across social classes. This generously illustrated book unveils the little-known ways that drinks, whether alcoholic or caffeinated, have found their place at the center of our social and political lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Ball\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0712352155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780712352154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e British Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.60w x 0.80d","brand":"Ruth Ball","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43992297144575,"sku":"9780712352154","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff01b99c-a915-4661-a33e-7b3cb37e96fa.jpg?v=1683315221","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rough-spirits-high-society-ruth-ball-9780712352154","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}