Smashing the Liquor Machine

In "Smashing the Liquor Machine," Mark Lawrence Schrad challenges the perception of prohibition as solely an American phenomenon by exploring the global anti-alcohol movement. He highlights influential pro-temperance leaders such as Lenin, Tolstoy, and Gandhi, illustrating that temperance was part of a broader, transnational social movement rather than an isolated event. Schrad also amplifies the voices of minority and subaltern figures who fought against the liquor industry, revealing the diverse and progressive motivations behind the temperance movement across different cultures.