Distract yourself from the world by pre-ordering the @nursingclio.bsky.social reader (published by @rutgersupress.bsky.social), out in September 2025! I have written a chapter on sleeping pregnancies in the #ColonialMaghreb for it! #histmed #ColonialMedicine #newbook
I am always amused by French publications that anachronistically ascribe a habit in the #ColonialMaghreb to the Qur'an. In 1903, for example, Pagès stated: "In hot climates coffee is convenient because other liquors are not: Mahomet recommended the use of it wisely in the Coran"! #Orientalism 🗃️☕
Black and white photo of an Algerian worker in a dark dress in front of vines. Their hair is covered. On their shoulder is a basked full of grapes. Available via Gallica: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k55862125/f15.item
The journal "L'Afrique du Nord Illustrée" is a treasure trove for people interested in #DrinkingStudies in the #ColonialMaghreb. This photo from 1910 shows an Algerian worker in one of the many vineyards of the French colony. 🗃️🍷
I wrote a chapter on the history of the French apéritif Byrrh in the #ColonialMaghreb with the title "Selling Alcohol to the Muslims?", for the book #BrandingTheMiddleEast in 2023. The whole book is #OpenAcess, so do have a look! www.degruyter.com/document/doi... #ColonialAdverts #DrinkingStudies 🗃️🍸
Colonial advert showing a presumably European woman in a turban, looking towards you, while drinking a glass of champagne. Below her, on a black background, it says "Mousse d'Islam", i.e. "foam of Islam". Below the advert, is the following description: "Grands Vins d'Algérie".
Another great example is this astonishing 1922 advert for "Mousse d'Islam" (!), an Algerian champagne. The advert depicts a presumably European woman in a turban. Available via Gallica (gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b...) 🍸 #DrinkingStudies #ColonialAdverts #AlcoholInIslam #ColonialMaghreb #Orientalism
