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Re: A spirit of bitterness is abroad on ANTHRO-L...Lee Cronk (CRONK@TAMVM1.TAMU.EDU)Fri, 7 Oct 1994 09:36:58 CDT
was inspired by the theoretical bent of the new editors. This is not the case. I do not really care what theoretical stance the editors may have, as long as they do a decent job of editing the journal, and to me that means reviewing all manuscripts submitted and maintaining in general a light editorial hand, given that it is the official journal of the AAA. It would bother me just as much of the editors had chosen to take a heavy editorial hand and devote the issue to my own favorite topic, human behavioral ecology. That style of editing should have no place at AA. It should be a journal for the whole discipline, as the name implies. So, to repeat in order to make my point clear, the problem with the new AA is not the particular theoretical ax the editors seem to be grinding, but the fact that they're using their editorship to grind one at all. Sure, it should be an interesting and lively journal, but Current Anthropology manages to achieve that goal without taking the heavy-handed, one-sided approach chosen by the Tedlocks. -Lee ************************************************************************ Lee Cronk Assistant Professor Department of Anthropology Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-4352 Office: 409-847-9254 Fax: 409-845-4070 E-mail: cronk@tamvm1.tamu.edu ************************************************************************
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