Kümin, Beat A.. (2007) Public houses and civic tensions in early modern Bern. Urban History, Vol.34 (No.1). pp. 89-101. ISSN 0963-9268

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Abstract

This article examines the delicate relationship between the civic privilege of wine retailing and the constitutional emphasis on order in a city republic. Burghers appreciated the revenues from beverage sales, while urban authorities worried about destabilizing effects. In the context of state formation, Bern claimed control over public houses throughout its territory, but closer analysis suggests that socio-economic and political interests were constantly renegotiated, not only within the capital but also between centre and periphery.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare D History General and Old World > D History (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > History
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Switzerland -- History, Bern (Switzerland : Canton) -- Social life and customs, City and town life -- Switzerland
Journal or Publication Title:	Urban History
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
ISSN:	0963-9268
Date:	March 2007
Volume:	Vol.34
Number:	No.1
Page Range:	pp. 89-101
Identification Number:	10.1017/S0963926807004361
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder:	British Academy (BA)
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/290

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