Erica J. Peters, "Taste, Taxes, and Technologies: Industrializing Rice Alcohol in Northern Vietnam, 1902-1913," French Historical Studies 27/3 (Summer 2004): 569-600. There are a couple of relevant articles in the SHAD. On 11/28/10, malcolm purinton <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > In a recent class discussion about French imperialism in Indochina a > professor of mine brought up three monopolies controlled by the colonial > government: Salt, Opium, Alcohol. My own research has been focused on beer > and alcohol through imperialism and gender in world history and I am looking > for more information about the alcohol production and trade in French > Indochina. If anyone could recommend any sources I would very much > appreciate it. Specifically, I am looking for information on alcohol and its > role in Indochinese/Vietnamese society under colonial rule, the production, > consumption and trade of alcohol between France and her colonies. Sources > dealing with greater networks of alcohol trade and policy are also very > welcome. Thank you. > > Malcolm Purinton > Washington State University > PhD Candidate > [log in to unmask] > -- David M. Fahey Professor Emeritus of History Miami University Oxford, Ohio 45056 USA