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Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis

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Canonical contributor authority record for Michael Lewis. Identity and 2020 publication-time biography were verified from rendered PDF sheets 210–213.

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Professor of sociology at Christopher Newport University as credited in 2020; author of The Coming of Southern Prohibition and researcher on drinking habits and alcohol policy.

Contribution to Prohibition's Greatest Myths

Coeditor of the volume and author of Chapter 5 on legal-consumption estimates, cirrhosis and drunkenness-arrest proxies, their limitations, and the directional conclusion that consumption declined.

Project use and boundary

Use for the measurement framework and bounded conclusion. Preserve proxy definitions and uncertainty; do not infer precise total consumption or overall policy success.

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Authority Notes

Identity, chapter role, and 2020 affiliation verified from the contributor biographies on rendered PDF sheets 210–213 of Prohibition's Greatest Myths. Treat affiliations and ongoing projects as publication-date statements.

Biography Summary

Professor of sociology at Christopher Newport University as credited in 2020; author of The Coming of Southern Prohibition and researcher on drinking habits and alcohol policy. Coeditor and chapter author.

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Prohibition myths, institutions, enforcement, and repeal — Lewis and HammProhibition myths, institutions, enforcement, and repeal — Lewis and Hamm
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Lewis, Michael

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Prohibition’s Greatest Myths — Michael Lewis — EditorProhibition’s Greatest Myths — Michael Lewis — EditorProhibition’s Greatest Myths — Michael Lewis — AuthorProhibition’s Greatest Myths — Michael Lewis — Author
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