Doris Lanier, Absinthe: The Cocaine of the Nineteenth Century (Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1995), is a concise history. David Courtwright [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Roderick Phillips [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 2:45 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Absinthe From: Rod Phillips, History, Carleton University, Ottawa [log in to unmask] Can anyone point me to recent work on any aspect of the history of absinthe? Books/articles since 1990 in French or English would be especially useful. Please reply directly or via ATHG. Thanks, Rod Phillips Roderick Phillips Editor, Journal of Family History/ Professor, Department of History ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6 Tel: (613) 520-2600 ext 2824; fax: (613) 520-2819 Email address: [log in to unmask] ----------------------------------------------------------------------