Justin Perkins

A Residence of Eight Years in Persia, Among the Nestorian Christians; with Notices of the Muhammedans. Justin Perkins

Publisher Marketing: Title: A Residence of eight years in Persia, among the Nestorian Christians; with notices of the Muhammedans. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection reflects the changing perceptions of Western historians, travellers, traders, and others surveying the Middle East. Texts and first-person travelogues include illustrated volumes. Other works focus on the earlier history of Persian and Arabic areas of the world. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Perkins, Justin; 1843. 8 . ORW.1986.a.1658 Contributor Bio:  Perkins, Justin David C. Gompert is a Distinguished Research Professor at the Center for Technology and National Security Policy, The National Defense University. Prior to this, he was the Senior Advisor for National Security and Defense at the Coalition Provisional Authority, Iraq. Mr. Gompert has held senior positions at the State Department, the National Security Council, and the RAND Corporation, and in the information technology industry. He has published extensively on international affairs, national security policy, and information technology. His books include Right Makes Might: Freedom and Power in the Information Age and Mind the Gap: A Transatlantic Revolution in Military Affairs. Mr. Gompert holds a Master of Public Affairs degree from the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University and a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the United States Naval Academy. Irving Lachow is a Professor of Systems Management at The National Defense University and Director of the Information Resources Management College's Advanced Management Program. Previously, Dr. Lachow was a Senior Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he managed projects in the areas of IT Strategy and Planning for numerous government clients. Dr. Lachow has extensive experience in both IT and national security. He has worked for Digital Signature Trust, the RAND Corporation, and the Office of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Advanced Systems & Concepts). Dr. Lachow received his Ph. D. in Engineering & Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University. He earned a B. A. Political Science and a B. S. in Physics from Stanford University. Justin Perkins is a Research Associate with the Center for Technology and National Security Policy, The National Defense University. Before working with NDU, he served as COO for World Blu, Inc., a consulting firm pioneering the field of organizational democracy, and as co-founder and director of Afrique Profonde, a human rights organization in Congo. He also has been involved with several small businesses and served for several years as a water resources administrator for the State of Colorado. Mr. Perkins holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Colorado and a B. A. in History and World Perspectives.