Have you seen the recent article by Benjamin Roberts? -- "Drinking Like a Man: the Paradox of Excessive Drinking for Seventeenth-Century Dutch Youths", Journal of Family History 2004 29: 237-252 (July 2004). Quoting Gerald Groenewald <[log in to unmask]>: > Does anybody on the list know of any recent work on > the history of taverns or drinking in the Dutch > Republic, that is to say the 17th and 18th centuries. > I know Hermesdorf’s “De Herberg in de Nederlanden” > (Assen, 1957), but that largely deals with the > 14th-16th centuries, and only occasionally veers into > the 17th. Jansen’s once much cited “De Eeuwige Kroeg” > (Meppel, 1976) actually contains very little on the > Netherlands as such, but deals with the phenomenon of > drinking places in Europe in a general way from > antiquity to the 20th century. There is a lengthy > two-part article on “Oud-Rotterdamsch Kroegleven” > (1944-45), which is the only work specifically > dedicated to this topic that I know of. Of course, > many modern Dutch social historians -- such as van > Deursen, Spierenburg, Roodenburg and van de Pol -- > deal incidentally with taverns and drinking in their > work, but I am hoping to find something more detailed > and specific. > > A search in the bibliographies of this group’s website > hasn’t revealed anything but a recent work on > temperance, which seems to be more geared towards the > 19th century. I’ve often been intrigued by this > (seeming) lack of interest by Dutch historians in this > topic, especially considering the enormous amount of > work done by their English and German colleagues on > this, and especially for this period. And, taking into > account that the Dutch were considered to be very hard > drinkers by most other European nations in the early > modern era. > > Any help would be very much appreciated, > with thanks, > > Gerald Groenewald > > PS. I forgot to mention that in the recent spate of > publications on the history of food in the > Netherlands, one can occasionally find something on > drinking as well. > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Y! Messenger - Communicate in real time. Download now. > http://messenger.yahoo.com > >