Submitted: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 16:42:39 -0400 William Ochsenwald, Dr. Professor of History Department of History Virginia Tech Blacksburg,VA 24061-0117 Phones: 540 231-8379 (Office) FAX: 540 231-8724; email: ochsen@vt.edu Ph.D. University of Chicago, 1971. Areas of Interest: History of the Middle East; History of Islam; the pilgrimage. History of Saudi Arabia, the Ottoman Empire, Persian Gulf area, Hijaz, Mecca, Medina; Arab Nationalism.