Why not try something more recent? Miami surely is a beer--drinking campus, so why not study the politics and marketing of that phenomenon. How did the Brewers lobby to influence public policy toward drinking, and toward college-age drinking, after the repeal of prohibition? When did beer drinking become the norm for parties on campus? You might start with Burnham's _Bad Habits_. >---------------------- Information from the mail header ----------------------- >Sender: Alcohol and Temperance History Group <[log in to unmask]> >Poster: Todd McClamroch <[log in to unmask]> >------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Hello athg, > My name is Todd McClamroch. I wrote once before to see if anyone had any > ideas for a paper topic for my drink and temperance class at Miami University. > I am thinking about the prohibition movement in Massachussettes. My other >idea is organized interests of brewers or lobbying by brewers. As you can tell > I am interested in the politics. If any one has any ideas about a paper on >organized political interests and drink and temperance, please send them my way >. Thanks alot. Have a nice day! > > > Todd McClamroch > > K. Austin Kerr e-mail [log in to unmask] Professor of History office (614)292-2613 Ohio State University department 292-2674 Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA fax (614)292-2282