Kenneth Perkins received his M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University. As a professor at the University of South Carolina, he teaches courses
on Islamic civilization, the history of North Africa and the Middle East in the Islamic Era, and U.S. relations with the Middle East. A frequent
traveler to the Middle East and North Africa, Ken has conducted scholarly research in Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, France, the United Kingdom, and Sudan. He has authored several books, numerous scholarly
articles, and many encyclopedia and other reference entries. He is spending the 2002-2003 academic year in Agadir, Morocco. A forthcoming book is a history of Tunisia from the mid-19th century to the present and he is currently researching a book examining the social, economic, and political impact of Western tourism in North Africa from 1870 to 1939.