David M. Fahey
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David M. Fahey was a history professor at Miami University
in Oxford, Ohio
. After his retirement in 2006, he continued (through 2010) to teach modern British and world history at Miami on a part-time basis.
Educated at the University of Notre Dame
, Indiana he has written extensively on the Anglo-American temperance movement
and, in particular, the Good Templar fraternal temperance society. He served as president of the Alcohol and Temperance History Group (later reorganized as the Alcohol and Drugs History Society
). He is the author of Temperance and Racism: John Bull, Johnny Reb, and the Good Templars (University Press of Kentucky
, 1996) and the editor of The Collected Writings of Jessie Forsyth, 1847-1937: The Good Templars and Temperance Reform on Three Continents (Edwin Mellen Press
, 1988). He served with Jack S. Blocker and Ian R. Tyrrell as an editor of Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia (ABC-CLIO, 2003). Fahey was the first recipient of the Alcohol and Drugs History Society's senior scholar achievement award for lifetime service. He is a member of the editorial board, "Drugs and Alcohol: Contested Histories," a series published by Northern Illinois University
Press.
Fahey also has been active in world history, primarily as a teacher and as an editor and participant in the listserv
group H-World. Recently he combined his interest in temperance history and world history in two articles, "Poverty and Purification: The Politics of Gandhi's Campaign for Prohibition" Historian 67/3 (Fall 2005), co-authored with Padma Manian, and "Temperance Internationalism: Guy Hayler and the World Prohibition Federation," in Social History of Alcohol and Drugs: An Interdisciplinary Journal 20/2 (Spring 2006). He also continues to educate the students of Miami University on the vague nature of race and gender throughout history, through the use of slogans and old-time ditties.
As a by-product of his Good Templar research, he has developed an interest in African American fraternal societies
. This led to his editing of an early biography of William Washington Browne titled, The Black Lodge in White America: "True Reformer" Browne and His Economic Strategy (University Press of America, 1994).
Fahey also edited a posthumous collection of essays written by his friend Frank J. Merli, The Alabama, British Neutrality, and the American Civil War (Indiana University Press, 2004).
Since retiring, Fahey has often written about United States history, for example, "Old-Time Breweries: Academic and Breweriana Historians," Ohio History 116 (2009). In 2010 his book about the Women's Temperance Crusade in the village of Oxford, Ohio, was published. It included a sketch of Dr. Alexander Guy (1800–1893) and his family and an excerpt from the memoir of his son Wm Evans Guy.
Fahey is senior editor for the documentary collection Milestones of World Religions. He is co-editor of a forthcoming historical encyclopedia of alcohol and drugs in North America and is writing a monograph on the politics of drink in England from Gladstone to Lloyd George, with emphasis on comparative perspectives.
His wife Dr. Mary J. Fuller, an English professor at Miami University, has served as director of the Ohio Writing Project since 1980.
Miami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
in Oxford, Ohio
Oxford, Ohio
Oxford is a city in northwestern Butler County, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern portion of the state. It lies in Oxford Township, originally called the College Township. The population was 21,943 at the 2000 census. This college town was founded as a home for Miami University. Oxford...
. After his retirement in 2006, he continued (through 2010) to teach modern British and world history at Miami on a part-time basis.
Educated at the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
, Indiana he has written extensively on the Anglo-American temperance movement
Temperance movement
A temperance movement is a social movement urging reduced use of alcoholic beverages. Temperance movements may criticize excessive alcohol use, promote complete abstinence , or pressure the government to enact anti-alcohol legislation or complete prohibition of alcohol.-Temperance movement by...
and, in particular, the Good Templar fraternal temperance society. He served as president of the Alcohol and Temperance History Group (later reorganized as the Alcohol and Drugs History Society
Alcohol and Drugs History Society
The Alcohol and Drugs History Society is a scholarly organization whose members study the history of a variety of illegal, regulated, and unregulated drugs such as opium, alcohol, and coffee. Organized in 2004, the ADHS is the successor to a society with a more limited scope, the Alcohol and...
). He is the author of Temperance and Racism: John Bull, Johnny Reb, and the Good Templars (University Press of Kentucky
University Press of Kentucky
The University Press of Kentucky is the scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and was organized in 1969 as successor to the University of Kentucky Press. The university had sponsored scholarly publication since 1943. In 1949 the press was established as a separate academic agency...
, 1996) and the editor of The Collected Writings of Jessie Forsyth, 1847-1937: The Good Templars and Temperance Reform on Three Continents (Edwin Mellen Press
Edwin Mellen Press
The Edwin Mellen Press, based in Lewiston, New York is a niche publisher of scholarly material and advanced research in the humanities and social sciences. They publish a variety of tomes including monographs, bibliographies, concordances, dictionaries, conference proceedings, dissertations, and...
, 1988). He served with Jack S. Blocker and Ian R. Tyrrell as an editor of Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia (ABC-CLIO, 2003). Fahey was the first recipient of the Alcohol and Drugs History Society's senior scholar achievement award for lifetime service. He is a member of the editorial board, "Drugs and Alcohol: Contested Histories," a series published by Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University is a state university and research institution located in DeKalb, Illinois, with satellite centers in Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon. It was originally founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895 by Illinois Governor John P...
Press.
Fahey also has been active in world history, primarily as a teacher and as an editor and participant in the listserv
LISTSERV
LISTSERV was the first electronic mailing list software application, consisting of a set of email addresses for a group in which the sender can send one email and it will reach a variety of people...
group H-World. Recently he combined his interest in temperance history and world history in two articles, "Poverty and Purification: The Politics of Gandhi's Campaign for Prohibition" Historian 67/3 (Fall 2005), co-authored with Padma Manian, and "Temperance Internationalism: Guy Hayler and the World Prohibition Federation," in Social History of Alcohol and Drugs: An Interdisciplinary Journal 20/2 (Spring 2006). He also continues to educate the students of Miami University on the vague nature of race and gender throughout history, through the use of slogans and old-time ditties.
As a by-product of his Good Templar research, he has developed an interest in African American fraternal societies
Fraternities and sororities
Fraternities and sororities are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. In Latin, the term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in the United States, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations...
. This led to his editing of an early biography of William Washington Browne titled, The Black Lodge in White America: "True Reformer" Browne and His Economic Strategy (University Press of America, 1994).
Fahey also edited a posthumous collection of essays written by his friend Frank J. Merli, The Alabama, British Neutrality, and the American Civil War (Indiana University Press, 2004).
Since retiring, Fahey has often written about United States history, for example, "Old-Time Breweries: Academic and Breweriana Historians," Ohio History 116 (2009). In 2010 his book about the Women's Temperance Crusade in the village of Oxford, Ohio, was published. It included a sketch of Dr. Alexander Guy (1800–1893) and his family and an excerpt from the memoir of his son Wm Evans Guy.
Fahey is senior editor for the documentary collection Milestones of World Religions. He is co-editor of a forthcoming historical encyclopedia of alcohol and drugs in North America and is writing a monograph on the politics of drink in England from Gladstone to Lloyd George, with emphasis on comparative perspectives.
His wife Dr. Mary J. Fuller, an English professor at Miami University, has served as director of the Ohio Writing Project since 1980.
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- Alcohol and Drugs History SocietyAlcohol and Drugs History SocietyThe Alcohol and Drugs History Society is a scholarly organization whose members study the history of a variety of illegal, regulated, and unregulated drugs such as opium, alcohol, and coffee. Organized in 2004, the ADHS is the successor to a society with a more limited scope, the Alcohol and...
- Temperance movementTemperance movementA temperance movement is a social movement urging reduced use of alcoholic beverages. Temperance movements may criticize excessive alcohol use, promote complete abstinence , or pressure the government to enact anti-alcohol legislation or complete prohibition of alcohol.-Temperance movement by...