Ebook: The Dedalus Book of Absinthe

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.