Deric Shannon received his B.A. and M.A. in Sociology from Ball State University and his PhD in Sociology from the University of Connecticut, and currently he is an Associate Professor at Quinebach Valley Community College. He authored "Anarchism, Communism, and Socialism" in the "Encyclopedia of Modern Revolutions "(James Defronzo, ed.) and is co-editor of "Contemporary Anarchist Studies: An Introductory Reader of Anarchy in the Academy "(Routeledge).