08-08-2004, 02:22 PM
Quote:</em></strong><hr>Sometimes the issue is clouded by the differences in opinion expressed by historians, who are supposedly experts.<hr><br>
So what do you think makes an "expert" ?<br>
Why is Luttwak less of an expert than Potter? Why do you assume Elton is bad-mouthing Southern & Dixon? Where does a historical novelist like Colleen McCullough figure in this?!<br>
Have you considered that there might be good books and not-so-good books written by knowledgeable and not-so-knowledgeable authors? And it might be the job of the reviewer to point these out (if she can)? <p></p><i></i>
So what do you think makes an "expert" ?<br>
Why is Luttwak less of an expert than Potter? Why do you assume Elton is bad-mouthing Southern & Dixon? Where does a historical novelist like Colleen McCullough figure in this?!<br>
Have you considered that there might be good books and not-so-good books written by knowledgeable and not-so-knowledgeable authors? And it might be the job of the reviewer to point these out (if she can)? <p></p><i></i>
** Vincula/Lucy **
