The Hour of Absinthe: A Cultural History of France's Most Notorious Drink

Studer, Nina Saloua

Book

English

The Hour of Absinthe: A Cultural History of France's Most Notorious Drink

ContributorsStuder, Nina Saloua

Number of pages264

PublisherMontreal : McGill-Queen's University Press

Collection

Intoxicating Histories; 11

Publication date2024

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Alcohol
Absinthe
History
France
Addiction
Psychiatry
Criminology
Drinking habits
North Africa
Colonialism

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut Ethique Histoire Humanités

Research groups

Histoire socio-culturelle de la médecine et des savoirs de santé (310)

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STUDER, Nina Saloua. The Hour of Absinthe: A Cultural History of France’s Most Notorious Drink. Montreal : McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2024. (Intoxicating Histories)

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The Hour of Absinthe: A Cultural History of France's Most Notorious Drink

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.

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