Routledge Library Editions: Sudan
Gordon: The Sudan and Slavery
1st Edition
By Pierre Crabitès
March 29, 2018
The critics of Charles George Gordon accused him of vacillation and of instability of character. His supporters refused to admit that he was inconstant; they took the position that it was the Gladstone Cabinet which manifested a spirit of indecision that was fraught with terrible consequences. ...
Kingdoms of the Sudan
1st Edition
By R.S. O'Fahey, J.L. Spaulding
March 29, 2018
This book, first published in 1974, is a study of the two states which dominated the northern and western regions of Sudan from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century: the Funj kingdom of Sinnār and the Keira sultanate of Dār Fūr. Until now the history of these two states has been neglected in ...
Sudan: State, Capital and Transformation
1st Edition
Edited
By Tony Barnett, Abbas Abdelkarim
March 29, 2018
By the mid-1980s, Sudan’s economy, society and political framework were on the point of disintegration. Civil war was exacerbating the effects of an already major famine. An unpopular government was resorting to ever more extreme measures in order to remain in power. The imposition of a ...
The Sudan: Unity and Diversity in a Multicultural State
1st Edition
By John Obert Voll, Sarah Potts Voll
March 29, 2018
Little known in the United States and Western Europe, the Sudan is nevertheless a country of major importance in international affairs. This analytic introduction to the modern Sudan, first published in 1985, provides a summary of the basic dynamics of the country’s political, social, cultural, and...
The Winning of the Sudan
1st Edition
By Pierre Crabitès
March 29, 2018
First published in 1934, The Winning of the Sudan details the British conquest of the country following the fall of Khartoum and the death of General Gordon. The campaign culminated in the Battle of Omdurman and the Anglo-Egyptian domination of Sudan that lasted until 1956....
Routledge Library Editions: Sudan
1st Edition
By Various Authors
September 28, 2016
This 5 volume set brings together research into the Sudan, works both modern and classic. Two works examine the Sudan of the late nineteenth century, a time when Anglo-Egyptian domination was enforced on the country; two works detail the Sudan of the twentieth century, looking at its politics, ...