From Pharmacies to Liquor Dispensaries in the US South, 1893–1907
Thinking through One Adaptation of the Gothenburg System
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12970495 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Lewis (0000-0002-7620-1891, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 327-346 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Social History of Alcohol Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0887-2783 • E-ISSN: 2640-7329 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/714640 |
| OpenAlex | W3200577022 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
This article explores the political and social factors behind the adoption of liquor dispensaries in the US South between 1893 and 1907. This wave of state and municipal liquor stores emphasized off-site consumption, a feature that was relatively unique for the time period. Once southern political leaders found that prohibition did little to prohibit the saloon and not wanting to see its return, they sought a middle ground. I argue that it was the presence of pharmacies and the broader acceptance of medicinal liquor as an exception to prohibition that made these off-site arrangements appealing to reformers
Business · Consumption (sociology · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · American History and Culture · Decadence, Literature, and Society · Law · Wine Industry and Tourism · Pharmacy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |