Somasundara Rao, Professor (Retd.), obtained an M.A. (History and Archaeology), M.A. (Hons.) and Ph.D. from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, and specialized in the ancient and medieval history of Andhra Pradesh with particular emphasis on epigraphy. He was initiated into epigraphical research by the noted epigraphist and historian, Mallampalli Somasekhara Sarma. He has presided over the medieval history section of the Andhra Pradesh History Congress, the political history section of the South Indian History Congress and the ancient history section of the Indian History Congress, and served as the President of the South Indian Numismatic Society.
Paul Phillips has recently retired from the University of Manitoba after thirty-four years in the department of Economics. He is a Professor of American Studies at the University of Ljubljana in Sl
Manolo De Los Santos is Co-Executive Director of The People’s Forum and researcher at Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. He co-edited, most recently, Viviremos: Venezuela vs Hybrid Wa
Lisa Björkman is Assistant Professor of Urban and Public Affairs at the University of Louisville, and Research Scholar at CETREN (Transregional Research Network), University of Göttingen,
