Just to set the record straight the response I gave Carl to his statement,
prior to its release to wsn, is reproduced below. Basically I'm telling him
that PEWS is an ASA organization, and I have no power personally to
reconstitute it. If he perceives this as being elitist so be it. A virtual
revolution over e.mail may be the best way to go. But in the meantime let's
not misrepresent each other. This is the last word from me - I'm neither
Chair, nor Secretary, of PEWS.
>
>To:dassbach@mtu.edu (Carl H.A. Dassbach)
>From:pdm1@cornell.edu (Philip McMichael)
>Subject:Re: Opening closed doors
>
>Carl - I don't mind what you do with your message: beyond virtual reality
>there are ways to get Arrighi's book nominated for the ASA award --
>contact the Washington office. In the meantime the section has a duly
>constituted organization that takes care of the PEWS award through an
>elected, not a private, committee. If you want to change the organization,
>bring it to the business meeting at the ASA -- it can't be done over
>e-mail as PEWS is an ASA organization.
>
From: Philip McMichael
Department of Rural Sociology
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-7801.
Ph: 607-255-5495
Fax: 607-255-9984
email: pdm1@cornell.edu