Hi! Summer is soon over, and that means that i probably will be more in fornt of my PC. I`m not sure whether that is good or bad, though :). Anyway - i thought i would introduce myself. My name is Jan Tore Evensen, and from my e-mail-address you can see that i`m sitting in Norway. The reason for my interest in this list may be a bit different than many of you other. I`m not a historian, even though i have studied it for a year. Now i am studying political science at the university in Oslo. The reason for my interest is that i am a member of a temperance organization, IOGT, here in Norway. And naturally i am most interested in the history of this organisation. I`ve read some of the books that are written, but most of the norwegian/scandinavian books i have found are from the beginning of this century. It would therefore be interesting to hear about newer work. But also the cultural aspects of alcohol use is very interesting, i think. It`s a issue which occupies many people in the temperance-movement in Norway at the moment. For many years there has been much focus and reports on the consequences of drinking, much "quantitative research" so to speak. But now more people are looking at the reason why people are drinking from a sociological or antrophology (sp?) point of wiev. And also in the same street - ways to create alternative non-drinking environments. I guess that`s it for now. Sorry for any misspelling :). Jan Tore -- Not a .sig here, but i`m not the only one.