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.