A former president of the Organization of American Historians,
William Appleman Williams taught for many years at the University of Wisconsin and Oregon State University. His books include
The Contours of American History, The Tragedy of American Diplomacy, and
Empire as a Way of Life.
Greg Grandin is the author of
Empire's Workshop,
The Last Colonial Massacre,
Who is Rigoberta Menchú?, the award-winning
The Blood of Guatemala, and the 2009 National Book Awards finalist
Fordlandia. A professor of history at New York University and a Guggenheim fellow, Grandin has served on the United Nations Truth Commission investigating the Guatemalan Civil War and has written for the
Los Angeles Times,
Nation,
New Statesman, and
New York Times.