#60;b#62;Thomas H. Holloway#60;/b#62; is Professor of Latin American History at the University of California at Davis, where he was Director of the Hemispheric Institute on the Americas from 2000 to 2007. He served as President of the Latin American Studies Association, 2000-01, and Executive Secretary of the Conference on Latin American History, 2002-07. He has taught widely on Latin American history since 1974. His research focuses mainly on the social and economic history of Brazil. His previous books include #60;i#62;Immigrants on the Land: Coffee and Society in S#227;o Paulo, 1886-1934#60;/i#62; (1980) and #60;i#62;Policing Rio de Janeiro: Repression and Resistance in a 19th-century… city#60;/i#62; (1993).#60;b#62;Val Williams#60;/b#62; is a Senior Research Fellow at the Norah Fry Research Centre, University of Bristol, UK - a leading centre for research into services for people with intellectual disabilities based on a social model of disability. Her work concerns the barriers faced by adults with learning disabilities, with particular emphasis on inclusive research and analysis of naturally-occurring communication.