David Decker Author

David Decker is an associate professor of history at the University of South Carolina Sumter campus. He teaches courses in African history, the Middle East, and European history and geography. He holds a Ph.D. from Michigan State University.

Patricia Risso is professor emerita of history at the University of New Mexico, where she taught courses on the Middle East and South Asia, including the modern period. She holds a Ph.D. from McGill University in Montreal.