Note From The Executive Editor Of Leonardo

RESPONSE TO PAUL m T A L I concede that my review was not kind, but I spoke on matters of substance . Hartal’s rebuttal is mainly a vitriolic personal attack upon me, and it potentiallyputs me in the awkward position of having to defend myself and my credentials rather than my ideas. But I refuse to be drawn into this. I stand by what I have written and do not want to waste time rehashing what I have already said or to expand upon it. In the end the book will stand or fall independently of any debate between us. DavidTopper Histoly Department Universityof Winnipeg Winnepeg,Manitoba CanadaR3B 2E9 NOTE FROM THE EXECUTIVE EDITOROF LEONARD0 Readers will understand from the above comments that the author of The Brush and the Compassdisagrees stronglywith the review of his book published in &mardo. As Executive Editor, I apologise for the typographical error in the author’s name that appeared in the review, for which I take responsibility. I feel compelled to comment that I disagree totally and stronglywith Hartal’s characterization , nearly libelous, of the reviewer and his standing; I also object stronglyto Hartal’sclaim that Leonardo editors cannot recommend the work of other &mardo editors without a conflict of interest. I note that the members of the &mardo Editorial Board have all worked to break down orthodox academic compartmentalism . Cooler heads have advised me not to publish Mr. Hartal’s rebuttal. On principle, L..emardohas a policy of providing authors space to rebut reviews of their books. RogerF. Malina ExecutiveEditor, h a d o ISAST 144% WalnutStreet,Box 75 Berkeley,CA 94709 U.S.A. Commentaries 465 ...