Book

The Sudan handbook / edited by John Ryle ... [et al.].

Ryle, John. (Added Author).

Summary:

"The handbook offers a concise introduction to all aspects of the country, rooted in a broad historical account of the development of the Sudanese state."--P. [4] of cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781847010308 (pbk.)
ISBN: 184701030X (pbk.)
Physical Description: xx, 220 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Suffolk ; James Currey, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: Many Sudans / John Ryle & Justin Willis -- Land & water / Justin Willis, Omer Egemi & Philip Winter -- Early states on the Nile / Abdelrahman Ali Mohammed & Derek Welsby -- Peoples & cultures of two Sudans / John Ryle -- Religious practice & belief / Wendy James -- The ambitions of the state / Justin Willis -- From the country to the town / Munzoul A.M. Assal -- From slaves to oil / Laura James -- Sudan's fragile state, 1956-1989 / Peter Woodward -- Islamism & the state / Abdel Salam Sidahmed -- Traditional authority, local government & justice / Cherry Leonardi & Musa Abdul Jalil -- Twentieth-century civil wars / Douglas H. Johnson -- The war in the west / Jerome Tubiana -- A short history of Sudanese popular music / Ahmad Sikainga -- Sudan's regional relations / Gerard Prunier -- The international presence in Sudan / Daniel Large -- The past & future of peace / Edward Thomas -- Epilogue: The next Sudan / Jok Madut Jok & John Ryle.