The Dedalus Book of Absinthe

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High acclaimed and the definitive social history of absinthe.;Cover; Praise; Title Page; Copyright; The Author; Contents; Prologue Three Coffins in the Morning; Chapter One What Does Absinthe Mean?; Chapter Two The 1890s; Chapter Three The Life and Death of Ernest Dowson; Chapter Four Meanwhile In France; Chapter Five Genius Unrewarded; Chapter Six From Antiquity to the Green Hour; Chapter Seven Before the Ban; Chapter Eight After the Ban; Chapter Nine The Absinthe Revival; Chapter Ten The Rituals of Absinthe; Chapter Eleven What Does Absinthe Do?; Appendix One Some absinthe texts; Appendix Two Modern brands tested; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments. Cover Praise Title Page Copyright The Author Contents Prologue Three Coffins in the Morning Chapter One What Does Absinthe Mean? Chapter Two The 1890s Chapter Three The Life and Death of Ernest Dowson Chapter Four Meanwhile In France Chapter Five Genius Unrewarded Chapter Six From Antiquity to the Green Hour Chapter Seven Before the Ban Chapter Eight After the Ban Chapter Nine The Absinthe Revival Chapter Ten The Rituals of Absinthe Chapter Eleven What Does Absinthe Do? Appendix One Some absinthe texts Appendix Two Modern brands tested Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments.