Bar wars [electronic resource] : contesting the night in contemporary British cities / Philip M. Hadfield.
Series: Clarendon studies in criminology: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006Description: 1 online resource (x, 326 p.).ISBN: 9780191700866 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Government policy -- Great Britain


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ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Located within a long tradition of urban ethnography, this book offers analyses of social control in bars and clubs, courtroom battles between local communities and the drinks industry, and street-level policing. It is useful for those wishing to understand the governance of crime and social order in contemporary cities.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references.