Peter Hinchcliffe Author

Peter Hinchcliffe is an Honorary Fellow of Edinburgh University where he teaches Middle East History and Politics. He was with the British Overseas Civil Service in Aden and the Federation of South Arabia which provides the background to and inspiration for Without Glory in Arabia.His other publications include Jordan: A Hashemite Legacy, Conflicts in the Middle East since 1945. John Ducker was in the British Overseas Civil Service in Aden and the Protectorate from 1960 to 1967, then moved to the World Bank. Since 1992 he has carried out a number of consultancies for the Bank and UDNP in Central Asia, Maria Holt is a Senior Lecturer in Democracy and Islam Programme, at the Department of Politics and International Relationsm University of Westminster. She has a long involement in MIddle East politics, both as an academic and a lobbyist, and has published a number of books and articles on Arab Muslim women and violent conflict.