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  Sin comentarios The New York Review of Books,  Volume 54, Number 4 · March 15, 2007  HISTORIANS TAKE A STANDBy Alan Dawley and over 150 other historiansTo the Editors:On January 6, 2007, the business meeting of the American Historical Association passed an unprecedented resolution condemning recent government attacks on the free pursuit of historical knowledge. The resolution has been supported by more than one hundred fifty scholars and is subject to ratification by the association's full membership in electronic voting March 1–9, 2007. Resolution on United States Government Practices Inimical to the Values of the Historical Profession Whereas the American Historical Association's Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct emphasizes the importance of open inquiry to the pursuit of historical knowledge;Whereas the American Historical Association adopted a resolution in January 2004 reaffirming the principles of free speech, open debate of foreign policy, and open access to government records in furthering the work of the historical profession;Whereas during the war in Iraq and the so-called war on terror, the current Administration has violated the above-mentioned standards and principles through the following practices: excluding well-recognized foreign scholars;  condemning as "revisionism" the search for truth about pre-war intelligence;  reclassifying previously unclassified government documents;  suspending in certain cases the centuries-old writ of habeas corpus and substituting indefinite administrative detention without specified criminal charges or access to a court of law;  using interrogation techniques at Guantánamo, Abu Ghraib, Bagram, and other locations incompatible with respect for the dignity of all persons required by a civilized society;  Whereas a free society and the unfettered intellectual inquiry essential to the practice of historical research, writing, and teaching are imperiled by the practices described above; andWhereas the foregoing practices are inextricably linked to the war in which the United States is presently engaged in Iraq; now, therefore, be it Resolved, that the American Historical Association urges its members through publication of this resolution in Perspectives and other appropriate outlets: to take a public stand as citizens on behalf of the values necessary to the practice of our profession; and to do whatever they can to bring the Iraq war to a speedy conclusion. Alan Dawley, College of New JerseyErvand Abrahamian, CUNY Baruch CollegeMichael Adas, Rutgers UniversityBenjamin Alpers, Oklahoma UniversityDavid Applebaum, Rowan UniversityChris Appy, University of MassachusettsArmen Baghdoyan, Independent scholar and historianDavid Barber, University of Tennessee at MartinMichael Batinski, Southern Illinois UniversityRosalyn Baxandal, SUNY College at Old WestburyMarc Becker, Truman State UniversityWilliam Beik, Emory UniversityThomas Bender, New York UniversityLyn Bennet, Utah Valley State CollegeJoyce Avrech Berkman, University of Massachusetts, AmherstIra Berlin, University of MarylandMagnus T. Bernhardsson, Williams CollegeTracey Jean Boisseau, University of AkronEileen C. Boris, University of California, Santa BarbaraConstance Brittain Bouchard, University of AkronJoye Bowman, University of MassachusettsRenate Bridenthal, Brooklyn College (Emerita)Ron Briley, Sandia PrepJoan Louise Bryant, Rowan UniversityShefali Chandra, University of Illinois, UrbanaCelia Chazelle, The College of New JerseyFredric Cheyette, Amherst CollegeJohn H. Coatsworth, Harvard UniversityBruce Cohen, Worcester State CollegeMiriam Cohen, Vassar CollegeStephanie Coonts, Evergreen State CollegeFrank Costigliola, University of ConnecticutJohn M. Cox, University of North CarolinaDan Czitrom, Mt. Holyoke CollegeRobert Darnton, Princeton UniversityJ.D.E. Degroat, St. Lawrence UniversityIleen Devault, Cornell UniversityCharles Dew, Williams CollegeGregory Michael Dorr, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJay Driskell, Yale UniversityRoxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, California State UniversityEileen Eagan, University of Southern MaineChristine T. Ehrick, University of LouisvilleRosemarie Eichler, University of AkronCarolyn Eisenberg, Hofstra UniversityEileen Findlay, American UniversityJohn Fitzgerald, Longmeadow H.S., MA (Retired Dept. Chair)Ian Christopher Fletcher, Georgia State UniversityJerise Fogel, Winston Prep. School, NYEric Foner, Columbia UniversityJeffrey Freedman, Yeshiva UniversityTami Friedman, Brock UniversityPeter Frost, University of MississippiIrene Gendzier, Boston UniversityMarvin Gettleman, Brooklyn Polytechnic (Emeritus)Nathan Godfried, University of MaineJanet Golden, Rutgers UniversityWarren Goldstein, University of HartfordVan Gosse, Franklin and Marshall UniversityGreg Grandin, New York UniversityAnn N. Greene, University of PennsylvaniaRobert Griffith, American UniversityRichard Grossman, Northeastern Illinois UniversityAtina Grossmann, Cooper UnionJennifer Guglielmo, Smith CollegeDaniel K. Gullo, University of ChicagoMartin Halpern, Henderson State UniversityMichael Hanagan, Vassar CollegeJohn Mason Hart, University of HoustonCarla Hesse, University of California, BerkeleyJohn Higginson, University of MassachusettsReginald F. Hildebrand, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillWalter Hixson, University of AkronDavid Hostetter, Shepherd UniversityB.T. Huntlye, Front Range Community CollegeMaurice Isserman, Hamilton CollegeTony Judt, New York UniversityTom Kaiser, University of ArkansasMarion Kaplan, New York UniversityMichael Kazin, Georgetown UniversityKevin Kern, University of AkronAlice Kessler-Harris, Columbia UniversityRashid Khalidi, Columbia UniversityPeter N. Kirstein, Saint Xavier UniversityJanet Klein, University of AkronJ. Morgan Kousser, California Institute of TechnologyMichael Kwass, University of GeorgiaVinay Lal, UCLAFabio Lanza, University of ArizonaBruce Laurie, University of MassachusettsJackson Lears, Rutgers UniversityMichael Levin, University of AkronNelson N. Lichtenstein, University of California, Santa BarbaraPeter Linebaugh, University of ToledoLester Little, Smith CollegeJeff Livingston, California State UniversityNgo Vinh Long, University of MaineThomas M. Luckett, Portland State UniversityStaughton Lynd, independent scholarHenry Maar, California State UniversityLaura Mason, University of GeorgiaElizabeth McKillen, University of MaineJeffrey Merrick, University of WisconsinRichard H. Minear, University of MassachusettsCarl Mirra, SUNY College at Old WestburyDavid Montgomery, Yale UniversityAnna K. Nelson, American UniversityDavid Newbury, Smith CollegeMary Nolan, New York UniversityFrancis Oakley, Williams CollegeEnrique Ochoa, California State UniversityArnold A. Offner, Lafayette CollegeGrey Osterud, independent historian and academic editorMark Overmyer-Velazquez, University of ConnecticutMaria Pascualy, Washington State History MuseumRoger Peace, Florida State UniversityCarla R. Petievich, Montclair UniversityAnne E. Phillips, Rowan UniversityMargaret M. Power, Illinois Institute of TechnologyJean Quataert, Binghamton UniversityLiam Riordan, University of MaineRoy Rosenzweig, George Mason UniversityPeter Sahlins, Social Science Research CouncilNeal Salisbury, Smith CollegeMartha Saxton, Amherst CollegeDavid Schalk, Vassar CollegeSigrid Schmalzer, University of MassachusettsEllen W. Schrecker, Yeshiva UniversityJeff Schutts, Douglas CollegeJoan W. Scott, Institute for Advanced StudyScott W. See, University of MaineMartin Sherwin, Tufts UniversitySarah Shields, University of North CarolinaShanti M. Singham, Williams CollegeJudith Smith, University of Massachusetts, BostonDavid Snyder, Grand Valley State UniversityHobart Spalding, CUNY (Emeritus)Carole Srole, California State University Los AngelesTed Steinberg, Case Western Reserve UniversityEric Strahorn, Florida Gulf Coast UniversityLillian Taiz, California State University, Los AngelesBaki Tezcan, University of California, DavisRobert Tignor, Princeton UniversityDale Van Kley, Ohio State UniversityWilliam Van Norman, James Madison UniversityMike Wallace, Gotham Center for New York City HistoryChuck Walton, Yale UniversityDavid Watt, Temple UniversityPeter Weiler, Boston CollegeJon Wiener, University of California, IrvineJocelyn A. Wills, City University of New YorkLawrence Wittner, SUNY AlbanyAndrew Wood, University of TulsaJohn Womack, Harvard UniversityMarilyn B. Young, New York University 