David and others, the Chronicle has a half page article in which they
lead with a brief interview with Richard W. Unger, author of
Beer in the Middle Ages and Renaissance (U of Penn) and moves
on to briefly discuss two other intoxicants, tequila and absinthe. Ana
G. Valenzuela-Zapata and Gary Paul Nabhan wrote Tequila: A Natural
and Cultural History (U of Ariz) is mentioned as are The Book
of Absinthe: A cultural History by Phil Baker (Grove) and Hideous
Absinthe: A History of Devil in the Bottle by Jad Adams (U of
Wis.). cheers, Jim
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James R. McIntosh
Professor & Chair
Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Lehigh University
681 Taylor Street
Tel. 610 758 3809
Fax: 610 758 6552