A social history of the Sudanese working class town of Atbara and the headquarters of the Sudan railways. The towns' interest to the author was its importance as a hub of labour activism and radical politics and as a focus point for the Communist party in Sudan. He also looks at the political influence of the railway workers and how they contributed to the fall of two military regimes. Index, bib, gloss, apps, b/w illus, notes, 220pp, UK. JAMES CURREY 0852559623

A resource for students and scholars researching the ancient African civilisation. Aspects of life discussed include military and warfare, government, language, relations with neighbouring civilizations, work and the economy, engineering and architecture, transportation, family life, life cycle events, women's roles, art, music and dance, literature, science, and religion. Includes a historical timeline of Nubian history, a glossary of Nubian terms, and a bibliography for further reading. Index, gloss, b/w illus, xx, 284pp, USA. GREENWOOD PUBLISHING GROUP, 0313325014

Analyses the decline and fall of the Funj kingdom of Sinnar, the last of the kingdoms centred in the Nile Valley of Sudan. Between 1750 and 1850, the old social order disintegrated and the new elites could not prevent annexation of the kingdom by Egypt. Index, bib, notes, 317pp, USA. RED SEA PRESS.

Highlights the richness of photographic sources for the study of one European colonial entity in Africa, the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Photographs from the extraordinary Sudan Archive of the University of Durham illustrate important aspects of the colonial experience and provide both important information in their own right and essential context for the study of the period. An introductory essay surveys the era, the documentary sources for its study, and the nature of the photographic record. 394pp, NETHERLANDS. E J BRILL.

Personal account of the colonial period in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and the agricultural practices of the Zande and Nuba people. The author worked on a variety of agricultural development projects and also lectured at Khartoum University. B/w ill, app. bib, index, xv, 160pp, UK. ITURI. 1872142605

A new history of Sudan focusing on the rise of Islam since 1881 and the social and political consequences. Index, bib, notes, maps, 252pp, UK. HURST.

Now in paperback. The British campaigns in the Sudan in the closing years of Queen Victoria's reign are an epic tale of adventure more thrilling than any fiction. Evoking images of broken squares, jammed Gatling guns, ferocious 'Fuzzy Wuzzies', British gunboats on the Nile, the Camel Corps, and the charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman, the story also brings together a cast of larger-than-life characters - Gordon, Wolseley, Kitchener, Gladstone, Churchill, the Mahdi, the Khalifa 'Abdallahi, and many others. 480pp, UK. PENGUIN BOOKS.

On 26 January 1885, a Sudanese Islamic revolutionary army entered Khartoum. The ensuing slaughter involved the beheading of British officer General Charles Gordon. This new biography recognises the Mahdi's role as the charismatic leader of a movement seeking to free his people. Ranges across issues such as the spread of militant Islam to the Sufi dress codes and the Nile boat building industry. Index, bib, notes, glossary, app, chronology, 16 b/w plates, xxv, 386pp, UK. SUTTON PUBLISHING.

Study of the emergence of a Sudanic kingdom based almost entirely on primary sources: Arabic documents from the Mahdist Archives and British and French colonial records. Analyses the complex process of state formation and the structure of the Mahdist state, with particular reference to the role of Islam, long-distance trade and slavery. Index, bib, apps, notes, 365pp, UK. KEGAN PAUL INTERNATIONAL.

Now available in paperback. A new synthesis of the archaeology of Nuba and the Sudan providing an up-to-date review, drawing on the results of latest research, as well as developing new interpretative frameworks. Index, bib, b/w photographs & illus, xii, 348pp, UK . ROUTLEDGE,

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Concise cultural, geographic, ethnographic, political reference guide to Africa's largest country. Bib, gloss, 160pp, USA. IUNIVERSE.COM

Explores the process of emancipation and the development of wage labour in the Sudan under British colonial rule. Focuses on the fate of ex-slaves in Khartoum and on the efforts of the colonial government to transform them into wage labourers. He probes into what colonial rule and city life meant for slaves and ex-slaves and what the city and its people meant for colonial officials. Index, bib, gloss, notes, maps, tables, 276pp, USA. TEXAS UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Political history of Southern Sudan, from Fashoda to the present day. Index, bib, notes, extensive apps, 324pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS.

A catalogue illustrating over 320 treasures of ancient Sudan from the National Museum in Khartoum. Includes essays and entries by over fifty scholars covering the last 200,000 years. The collection ranges from Palaeolithic stone tools, Pharaonic statues and Christian wall paintings to armour of the early Islamic period. Key items highlight the contrast between the world view of many Sudanese cultures. Illustrated with colour images and maps. Index, bib, gloss, diags, 336pp, UK. BRITISH MUSEUM PRESS

Major bibliography which brings together all references to works on Sudan from 1850 to 2000. Organised according to topics. In two volumes. BNS, vol 1: 496pp, vol 2: 624pp, UK. IB TAURIS, 1860649874

Places Turabi's revolution in the context of Sudan's recent history and plots the rise of the 'Ikhwan' (Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood) into one of the most prominent radical factions in Sunni Islam. Index, bib, 209pp, UK. GREY SEAL BOOKS.