NOEL VIRTUE was born in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1947. The author of eight novels and an autobiography, he is now established as one of New Zealand’s leading contemporary novelists. <
Jitheesh P.M. holds an M.Phil degree in history from Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala. He contributes to various Indian and foreign publications such as Frontline, The Hind
Dr. Siobhan Lambert-Hurley is Senior Lecturer in Modern History at Loughborough University, UK. Her publications include Muslim Women, Reform and Princely Patronage: Nawab Sultan Jahan Begam of Bho
John Bellamy Foster is Professor of Sociology at the University of Oregon and editor of Monthly Review (New York). His most recent books are The Endless Crisis (with Robert W. McChesney, New York: