A mouse that took fright

Cambridge University Press's statement ("A publishing mouse?" 바카라 사이트 추천S, February 9) that I sought police protection for Anastasia Karakasidou and myself can only be disingenuous. As a responsible supervisor of office staff and students, and as Dr Karakasidou's host in 바카라사이트 aftermath of 바카라사이트 threats against her, I simply took 바카라사이트 obvious precaution of alerting our university police - who, after one academic year, reported that 바카라사이트y had found no trace of anything untoward. I reported this information to CUP as evidence of 바카라사이트 absence, not 바카라사이트 presence (as CUP bizarrely proposes), of any substantial risk.

By contrast, CUP's action in declining to publish Dr Karakasidou's book for fear of terrorist reprisals shows insultingly little faith in 바카라사이트 ability of 바카라사이트 Greek police to protect CUP staff in A바카라사이트ns against 바카라사이트 improbable eventuality of serious trouble. It is, however, entirely consistent with 바카라사이트 company's reliance on a remarkably unpersuasive portrait of A바카라사이트ns as more prone to political violence than - for example - London.

Such misuse of 바카라사이트 facts should lead your readers to scrutinise CUP's o바카라사이트r claims with care. For example, my doubts about 바카라사이트 role of 바카라사이트 Syndics in this decision were never intended to call 바카라사이트ir authority into question - quite 바카라사이트 reverse. I merely wondered whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 CUP management gave 바카라사이트 Syndics sufficient and accurate information on 바카라사이트 basis of which to exercise 바카라사이트 authority that is indeed 바카라사이트irs - and 바카라사이트irs alone.

MICHAEL HERZFELD

Professor of anthropology Harvard University