Hadfield, Phil.

Bar wars contesting the night in contemporary British cities / [electronic resource] : Philip M. Hadfield. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (x, 326 p.). - Clarendon studies in criminology . - Clarendon studies in criminology. .

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

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Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Government policy--Great Britain.
Binge drinking--Social aspects--Great Britain.
Social control--Great Britain.
Sociology, Urban--Great Britain.

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