scholarly journals The Italian “alcohol question” from 1860 to 1930: Two opposing scientific interpretations

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-43
Author(s):  
Enrico Petrilli ◽  
Franca Beccaria
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Drug Research ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Late 19Th Century ◽  
Northern European ◽  
Alcohol Issue ◽  
English Speaking

Petrilli, E., & Beccaria, F. (2015). The Italian “alcohol question” from 1860 to 1930: Two opposing scientific interpretations. The International Journal Of Alcohol And Drug Research, 4(1), 37-43. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.v4i1.193Background: In recent years, English-speaking and Northern European alcohol researchers have turned a historical gaze towards their subject, and in particular have explored how a medical view attempted to describe and explain phenomena such as alcohol abuse and addiction. Although there was a heated and prolific debate in Italy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there are few historical studies of the first scholars’ thoughts on alcohol-related problems.Aims: The article depicts how the Italian scientific community interpreted and explained alcohol-related concerns following the emergence of the alcohol issue in the late 19th century. Specifically, the stances of the two main groups of scientists who dealt with the issue, the Positive School of Criminology and Legal Socialism, are examined.Method: The article is based on the materials collected by the Italian research group during a comparative study carried out as part of the ALICE RAP project. More than 40 books and five scientific journals were consulted.Results: Medical-related concerns were never predominant in the late 19th-century Italian debate on the alcohol question, but were addressed in the broader discussion of criminality, where positivists’ and legal socialists’ perspectives both focused mainly on social consequences, albeit with differing interpretations of causalities and remedies.

scholarly journals The Italian “alcohol question” from 1860 to 1930: Two opposing scientific interpretations

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-43
Author(s):  
Enrico Petrilli ◽  
Franca Beccaria
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Drug Research ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Late 19Th Century ◽  
Northern European ◽  
Alcohol Issue ◽  
English Speaking

Petrilli, E., & Beccaria, F. (2015). The Italian “alcohol question” from 1860 to 1930: Two opposing scientific interpretations. The International Journal Of Alcohol And Drug Research, 4(1), 37-43. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.v4i1.193Background: In recent years, English-speaking and Northern European alcohol researchers have turned a historical gaze towards their subject, and in particular have explored how a medical view attempted to describe and explain phenomena such as alcohol abuse and addiction. Although there was a heated and prolific debate in Italy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there are few historical studies of the first scholars’ thoughts on alcohol-related problems.Aims: The article depicts how the Italian scientific community interpreted and explained alcohol-related concerns following the emergence of the alcohol issue in the late 19th century. Specifically, the stances of the two main groups of scientists who dealt with the issue, the Positive School of Criminology and Legal Socialism, are examined.Method: The article is based on the materials collected by the Italian research group during a comparative study carried out as part of the ALICE RAP project. More than 40 books and five scientific journals were consulted.Results: Medical-related concerns were never predominant in the late 19th-century Italian debate on the alcohol question, but were addressed in the broader discussion of criminality, where positivists’ and legal socialists’ perspectives both focused mainly on social consequences, albeit with differing interpretations of causalities and remedies.

scholarly journals Brexit, CANZUK, and the legacy of empire

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 367-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duncan Bell ◽  
Srdjan Vucetic
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Settler Colonialism ◽  
Late 19Th Century ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Advocacy Network ◽  
The World ◽  
Ideological Debate ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
New Phase

The Brexit referendum triggered a feverish debate over the future of Britain. Critics warn of a country stripped of its international influence, while advocates insist that it marks the beginning of a new phase in British engagement with the world. This article explores a notable development in the ideological debate. Some prominent Brexit supporters endorse the idea of CANZUK, a union of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. We analyse CANZUK as an attempt to develop a fruitful post-Brexit imaginary and as a case of transnational elite advocacy. We begin by placing CANZUK in the context of debates over the ‘Anglosphere’. We then map the CANZUK advocacy network. Next, we examine past plans for uniting English-speaking polities, tracing the idea back to late 19th-century debates over settler colonialism. We end by sketching some reasons to be sceptical about the project.

The Ideological Matrix of Reform in Late-19th-Century America and New Zealand: Reading Bellamy's Looking Backward

Prospects ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 29-58
Author(s):  
Francis Shor
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Political Culture ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
The Political ◽  
Reform Movements ◽  
Late 19Th Century ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Anglo American ◽  
19Th Century America ◽  
The 19Th Century

The late 19th Century witnessed the beginnings of a profound transformation of the political culture in the industrialized world. With the rise of reform movements concerned with labor, religion, women's rights, and a host of other matters, the winds of change blew around the globe. These crosscurrents were particularly evident in the Anglo-American environment where the ideology of reform reflected certain continuities of culture among the English-speaking countries. In particular, this period of reform saw the development of significant connections between America and New Zealand. While Peter Coleman has ably analyzed the exchanges of ideas that shaped legislation and emergent progressivism in both countries, he has not adequately addressed the complexity of the cultural and ideological dimensions of these exchanges. In considering those cultural and ideological dimensions, I will attempt to offer some insight into the political culture of reform in both countries at the end of the 19th Century.

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