Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. PART ONE Charting Alcohol’s Path to Redemption
7. 1 The Potent Politics of Weak Brews 15
8. 2 A New Deal for Alcohol? 41
9. 3 Fermented Beverages and the Gospel of Moderation 73
10. 4 Spiritous Beverages and the Muddled Meanings of Moderation 105
11. PART TWO The Politics of Pleasure
12. 5 Beer Goes to War 141
13. 6 Whiskey, Weapons, and the Wartime State 171
14. 7 Wine and Culinary Innovation on the Kitchen Front 201
15. 8 Rank Privilege: The Politics of Intoxicating Pleasures in the US Military 236
16. Epilogue: The Power and Limits of Reinvention 274
17. Abbreviations 285
18. Notes 287
19. Bibliography 339
20. Index 367