September 11, 1998

Controversial Books and University Presses

To the Editor:

This letter is in reference to John Higham's interesting essay, in which he makes the broad claim that scholarly publishers are reluctant to publish controversial books ("Publishing Controversial Ideas: the Politics of University Presses," Opinion, August 7). I have the greatest respect for Professor Higham as a scholar, but it is wrong-headed of him to draw this conclusion from his experience in sending an early draft

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