Alfred J AndreaAlfred J. Andrea, PhD, is professor emeritus of world history at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. His published works include Contemporary Sources for the Fourth Crusade and The Human Record: Sources of Global History.<>Carolyn Neel, PhD, is project editor for ABC-CLIO and teaches web courses for Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR.Mark Aldenderfer, PhD, is dean, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts at the University of California, Merced, CA.Wilfred J. Bisson, PhD, is professor emeritus, Keene State College, Keene, NH.D. Harland Hagler, PhD, is associate professor and assistant chair of the History Department at the University of North Texas, Denton, TX.Kevin M. McGeough, PhD, is assistant professor of archaeology at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.William E. Mierse, PhD, is professor of art history and classics at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.Alexander Mikaberidze, PhD, is assistant professor of European history in the department of history and social sciences, Louisiana State University in Shreveport, LA.Dane A. Morrison, PhD, is professor of early American history and former chair of the Department of History at Salem State College in Salem, MA.Fred Nadis, PhD, is project editor for ABC-CLIO. His published works include Wonder Shows: Performing Science, Magic, and Religion in America as well as articles and essays in numerous publications, including the Atlantic Monthly.James H. Overfield, PhD, is professor emeritus of history and past chair of the Department of History at the University of Vermont in Burlington, VT.H. Micheal Tarver, PhD, is dean, College of Arts and Humanities at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, AR, and a member of the Grupo de Analisis Socio-Politico de Venezuela at the Universidad de Los Andes in Merida, Venezuela.Jack Waskey, PhD, is professor of social science in the Department of Social Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA. Read More Read Less