John Dickenson is a Reader in Geography and Latin American Studies at the University of Liverpool; Bill Gould is a Professor of Geography at the University of Liverpool; Colin Clarke is a Lecturer in the Department of Geography, Oxford University; Sandra Mather is Head of Graphics Unit, Dept. of Geography, University of Liverpool; Mansell prothero is Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of Liverpool; David Siddle is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography, University of Liverpool; Clifford Smith is Emeritus Professor of latin American Studies, University of Liverpool; Elizabeth Thomas-Hope is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography, University of Liverpool