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Prohibitions

by François Monti

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English summary: Convinced that alcohol enriches more lives than it destroys, Francois Monti traces the unsuccessful history of prohibition movements, from initial English efforts during the eighteenth century, to the failed attempt of the United States and the banning of Absinthe in France at the beginning of the twentieth century. French description: Convaincu que l'alcool enrichit bien plus de vies qu'il n'en detruit, l'auteur decortique les echecs des differentes politiques prohibitionnistes. Les catastrophes economiques et sociales de l'interdiction du gin dans l'Angleterre du 18e siecle auraient du servir d'exemple. Pourtant, les Etats-Unis suivront le meme chemin avec les memes consequences. En France, si l'Absinthe s'attire les foudres des bien-pensants pour de pretendues raisons de sante publique, son interdiction sera finalement causee par les visees guerrieres du gouvernement au debut de la guerre de 1914. Contributeur de differents blogs litteraires, Francois Monti s'est specialise dans l'histoire des cocktails et spiritueux. Il collabore actuellement a Ginger Magazine et a Havana Cocteles.… (more)
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English summary: Convinced that alcohol enriches more lives than it destroys, Francois Monti traces the unsuccessful history of prohibition movements, from initial English efforts during the eighteenth century, to the failed attempt of the United States and the banning of Absinthe in France at the beginning of the twentieth century. French description: Convaincu que l'alcool enrichit bien plus de vies qu'il n'en detruit, l'auteur decortique les echecs des differentes politiques prohibitionnistes. Les catastrophes economiques et sociales de l'interdiction du gin dans l'Angleterre du 18e siecle auraient du servir d'exemple. Pourtant, les Etats-Unis suivront le meme chemin avec les memes consequences. En France, si l'Absinthe s'attire les foudres des bien-pensants pour de pretendues raisons de sante publique, son interdiction sera finalement causee par les visees guerrieres du gouvernement au debut de la guerre de 1914. Contributeur de differents blogs litteraires, Francois Monti s'est specialise dans l'histoire des cocktails et spiritueux. Il collabore actuellement a Ginger Magazine et a Havana Cocteles.

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