The Sudan Handbook [Paperback]

The Sudan Handbook, based on the Rift Valley Institute's successful Sudan Field Course, is an authoritative and accessible introduction to Sudan, vividly written and edited by leading Sudanese and international specialists. 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. It consists of eighteen self-contained, cross-referenced chapters, covering essential topics in the geography, history, sociology, culture and politics of the country, written by outstanding Sudanese scholars and recognized international experts. It includes numerous purpose-drawn maps and diagrams, glossaries of key terms, capsule biographies of key figures, a chronology and a bibliography. John Ryle, Rift Valley Institute and Division of Social Sciences, Bard College, USA; Justin Willis, Department of History, Durham University, UK and former Director of the British Institute in Eastern Africa; Suliman Baldo, International Center for Transitional Justice, New York, International Crisis Group; Jok Madut Jok, Department of History, Loyola Marymount University, USA. Published in association with the Rift Valley InstituteA compact and useable introduction to the understanding of contemporary Sudan, and a convenient reference work.Introduction: Many Sudans - John Ryle and Justin WillisLand & water - Justin Willis and Omer Egemi and Philip WinterEarly states on the Nile - Abdel Rahman Ali Mohammed and Derek WelsbyPeoples & cultures of the two Sudans - John RyleReligious practice & belief - Wendy JamesThe ambitions of the State - Justin WillisFrom the country to the town - Munzoul A. M. AssalFrom slaves to oil - Laura JamesSudan's fragile state, 1956-1989 - Peter WoodwardIslamism & the state - Abdel Salam SidahmedTraditional authority, local government & justice - and Musa Abdul JalilTwentieth-century civil wars - Douglas H. JohnsonThe war in the west - Jerome TubianaA short hil#>