Thanks again.  I own a copy of Tastes of Paradise but have only sampled it.
 Shall return to explore his grand theory.  And will access your web page.
The Internet is wondeful!

  At 12:43 PM 9/13/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>I teach a freshman course called "Alcohol and Civilization", and have found
>Schivelbusch (Tastes of Paradise) useful as a starting point for a
>conversation.  Of course it ranges from the subject of drink and
>over-generalizes, but it is one of the few books in English that provides a
>"grand theory" (that can be tested with additional articles on each period)
>and makes pleasant reading for undergrads.
>I have a syllabus (unfortunately not complete) at my web site
>(www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/tlusty/courses.html).
>cheers,
>Ann T.
>
>At 10:12 AM 9/11/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>I'm proposing a course on the history of alcohol, broadly construed (I'll
>>narrow it down soon enough) and am looking for decent general histories, or
>>collections.  I know of "The changing face of drink" and earlier
>>collections ("Alcohol, Reform and Society" for example.. part of my
>>personal Jack Blocker library!) but could use a few more suggestions...
>>especially something that is accessible for non-historians.
>>
>>The course I'm proposing is for general students, but especially students
>>of viticulture, so wine history would also be useful.
>>
>>I know similar questions have been asked of this list before, but they were
>>a while back, and new material might be available (for example, I seem to
>>recall Rod Phillips was talking about developing such a course or text a
>>few months ago).  So any suggestions will be appreciated.
>>
>>Cheers.
>>
>>Dan Malleck
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>>"It is not because things are difficult that we do not try them, it is
>>because we do not try them that they are difficult."  --Seneca
>>
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