Kenneth PerkinsKenneth Perkins is an Emeritus Professor of History at the University of South Carolina. A frequent traveler to the Middle East and North Africa, Dr Perkins has conducted scholarly research in Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, France, the United Kingdom andSudan. He is the author of Qaids, Captains, and Colons: French Military Administration in the Colonial Maghrib, 1844–1934; Port Sudan: The Evolution of a Colonial City; Tunisia: Crossroads of the Islamic and European Worlds; A History of Modern Tunisia (2004); and two editions of the Historical Dictionary of Tunisia; as well as numerous articles, book chapters, book reviews and encyclopedia entries. Read More Read Less