Adam Smith and Faith in the Transformative Qualities of Wine in Colonial New South Wales

McIntyre, Julie

doi:10.1080/1031461x.2011.560611

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“…Historically, wine has acted as a social and cultural marker of distinction ‘even within exclusive, high‐ranking circles’ (Purcell : 193) and has been credited with possessing a transformative power (McIntyre ). Wine has long been considered an eloquent choice, particularly in Britain where its foreign and exotic origins bestow a sophisticated status on its users (Engs ).…”

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Habitus of home and traditional drinking: a qualitative analysis of reported middle‐class alcohol use

Brierley-Jones

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McCabe

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Sociology Health & Illness

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There is evidence that alcohol consumption among those in middle-class occupations consistently exceeds safe levels, yet there has been little research into why this occurs. This article explores the meanings associated with alcohol use among professional, managerial and clerical workers. Qualitative data were collected from five focus groups of male and female employees aged 21-55 (N =49: 32 male, 17 female). Each focus group was conducted on the premises of a medium-scale or large-scale employer, four public sector and one private sector, in the north-east of England. Using Bourdieu's concepts of 'habitus', 'capitals' and 'fields' we found that, among these middle-class occupational groups, alcohol use was associated with two habitus: a 'home drinking' habitus and a 'traditional drinking' habitus. Those of the home drinking habitus particularly used wine as a source of cultural capital and a means of distinction, whereas those in the traditional habitus consumed lager, beer and spirits to have fun in social settings. A small minority appeared to belong to a third, omnivorous, habitus where a wide range of alcoholic drinks were consumed in a variety of contexts. Existing public health initiatives to reduce alcohol consumption may require modification to accommodate a range of drinking cultures.

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Habitus of home and traditional drinking: a qualitative analysis of reported middle‐class alcohol use

Brierley-Jones

Ling

McCabe

et al. 2014

Sociology Health & Illness

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“…Colonists would then be 'merry instead of mad' and 'animated instead of boisterous' (Dingle 1980: 242). As long ago as 1776, Adam Smith, in his Enlightenment text The Wealth of Nations, extolled the so-called Mediterranean drinking style, perhaps making him the earliest in a long line of commentators to do so (McIntyre 2011). 20 Smith promulgated the idea that wine had the power to bring about sobriety in itself, declaring that the people of wine countries such as Spain and Italy were the soberest people in Europe.…”

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Teaching ‘Proper’ Drinking?: Clubs and pubs in Indigenous Australia

Brady¹

2017

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The creation of a wine entrepôt in 18th-century Boulogne-Sur-Mer: Dedicated commodity chain, politics, and enlightenment economists

Leary

2024

J Wine Econ

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This article documents the sudden creation of a significant entrepôt for French wine, particularly Bordeaux claret, in Boulogne-Sur-Mer starting in 1720. Scottish Jacobites who practiced a rebellious version of “fair trade” dominated this commerce, and their network had direct links to 18th-century economic thinkers such as Richard Cantillon, Charles de Montesquieu, and David Hume. The research uses social network analysis to analyze and visualize the concurrent networks, which by the 1750s included the French physiocrats. The research shows how politically inspired actions and strategies affected not only the wine entrepôt’s formation but also the circulation of ideas regarding “fair,” “free,” and balanced trade among Franco-British economic theorists. It also documents the formation of a dedicated claret commodity chain as well as the advent of wine product, packaging, and marketing specialization in the 18th century. These Jacobites formed wine trading firms that lasted long after the relevance of their political objectives had waned.

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Adam Smith and Faith in the Transformative Qualities of Wine in Colonial New South Wales

Cited by 12 publications

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Habitus of home and traditional drinking: a qualitative analysis of reported middle‐class alcohol use

Habitus of home and traditional drinking: a qualitative analysis of reported middle‐class alcohol use

Teaching ‘Proper’ Drinking?: Clubs and pubs in Indigenous Australia

The creation of a wine entrepôt in 18th-century Boulogne-Sur-Mer: Dedicated commodity chain, politics, and enlightenment economists

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