Elise Skinner
Elise Skinner
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The Gin Craze: Drink, Crime & Women in 18th Century London, November 30th, 2007
Eighteenth century London was home to the gin craze, a chapter in English history that marked the unprecedented mass consumption of this newly developed spirit. This paper traces the development of this complex urban phenomenon and examines how Parliamentarians came to attribute many of the social ills of the day, including criminal activity, to gin …(5 comments, posted in Essays & Articles, X-Featured)
Environmental Optimism?, November 26th, 2007
No Impact Man takes a look at the questions of “should I change or should they?” and “use less or use better?” (no comments, posted in Notes & Asides)
