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The Hour of Absinthe : A Cultural History of France's Most Notorious Drink / Nina S. Studer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Studer, Nina S., author.
- Series:
- Intoxicating histories ; Volume 11.
- Intoxicating Histories Series ; Volume 11
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Absinthe--France--History.
- Absinthe.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (263 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- The Hour of Absinthe contextualizes and deconstructs some of the numerous myths surrounding absinthe, locating race, gender, class, and colonialism at the heart of France's cultural narratives about the drink.
- Contents:
- Cover
- The Hour of Absinthe
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Absinthe's Mythical Origins in Switzerland's Val-de-Travers
- 2 Glorious Absinthe
- 3 "The Cult of the Aperitif"
- 4 The Green Fairy's Seduction of Women
- 5 Undesirable Consumption
- 6 Weapon of Mass Destruction
- 7 Banning the Opium of the West
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780228022220
- 0228022223
- 9780228022213
- 0228022215
- OCLC:
- 1432158464
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