Kümin, Beat A.. (1999) Useful to have, but difficult to govern : inns and taverns in early modern Bern and Vaud. Journal of Early Modern History, Vol.3 (No.2). pp. 153-175. ISSN 1385-3783

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Abstract

This essay examines the significance of inns and taverns in the early modern period. Drawing above all on a series of registers from the French and German lands of the Swiss Republic of Bern, the discussion is presented in two parts. A first section investigates structural aspects such as ownership, clientele, and the remarkably multifunctional character of these establishments. The second part illustrates the continuing growth in provision during the Ancien Régime and the limited impact of government regulation. It is argued that inns and taverns became the most prominent social centres in early modern local communities and that popular demand for their services prevailed over sustained campaigns to restrict numbers and discipline patrons.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D204 Modern History
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:	Journal of Early Modern History
Publisher:	Brill
ISSN:	1385-3783
Date:	1999
Volume:	Vol.3
Number:	No.2
Page Range:	pp. 153-175
Identification Number:	10.1163/157006599X00035
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/416

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