Sudan : a country study

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Bibliographic Details
OCLC:622762656
Corporate Author: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
Other Authors: Metz, Helen Chapin, 1928-
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1992.
Edition:4th ed.
Series:Area handbook series.
DA pam ; 550-27.
Subjects:
Sudan.
Soudan.
Online Resource:LLMC Digital
Related Items:Print version: Sudan.
Format:

Government Document Monograph Online Resource

Table of Contents:
  • Early history. Cush ; Meroe ; Christian Nubia
  • The coming of Islam. The Arabs ; The decline of Christian Nubia ; The rule of the kashif ; The Funj ; The Fur
  • The Turkiyah, 1821-85
  • The Mahdiyah, 1884-98. The Khalifa ; Reconquest of Sudan
  • The Anglo-Egyptian condominium, 1899-1955. Britain's southern policy ; Rise of Sudanese nationalism ; The road to independence ; The south and the unity of Sudan
  • Independent Sudan. The politics of independence ; The Abbud military government, 1958-64 ; Return to civilian rule, 1964-69
  • The Nimeiri era, 1969-85. Revolutionary Command Council ; The southern problem ; Political developments ; National reconciliation
  • The transitional military council
  • Sadiq al Mahdi and coalition governments
  • Physical setting. Geographical regions ; Soils ; Hydrology ; Climate
  • Population
  • Ethnicity. Language ; Ethnic groups
  • The social order. Northern Arabized communities ; Southern communities ; Urban and national elites ; Women and the family
  • Religious life. Islam: tenets and practice ; Islamic movements and religious orders ; Christianity ; Indigenous religions
  • Education. Girls' education ; Education reform
  • Health
  • Economic development
  • Foreign aid
  • Prices, employment, wages, and unions
  • Agriculture, livestock, fisheries, and forestry. Land use ; Land tenure ; Irrigated agriculture ; Rainfed agriculture ; Livestock ; Fisheries ; Forestry
  • Manufacturing
  • Mining
  • Energy sources and supply. Electric power ; Petroleum use and domestic resources
  • Transportation and communications. Railroads ; Roads ; Inland waterways ; Civil aviation ; Marine ports and shipping ; Pipelines ; Communications
  • Finance. Banking ; Islamic banking
  • Foreign trade and balance of payments
  • Institutions of government. Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation ; The presidency ; Council of ministers ; Parliamentary government ; Constitutional development ; Regional and local administration
  • The legal system. Courts ; Human rights
  • Southern and western Sudan
  • Political groups. Umma Party ; Democratic Unionist Party ; The Muslim Brotherhood ; The Republican Brothers ; Secular political parties ; Sudanese People's Liberation Movement
  • Information media. Newspapers ; Radio and television
  • Foreign relations. Egypt ; Libya ; Chad ; Relations with other African states ; Relations with other Arab states ; United States ; Relations with other countries
  • The military in national life. Development of the armed forces ; Role in government ; The armed forces in Sudanese society
  • External security concerns
  • Civil warfare in the south. First civil war, 1955-72 ; Renewed civil warfare, 1983-
  • Sudanese people's armed forces. Army ; Air force ; Air defense command ; Navy ; Personnel ; Training ; Uniforms, ranks, and insignia ; Defense costs
  • Paramilitary groups
  • Foreign military assistance ; Sudanese people's liberation army
  • State of internal security
  • Internal security agencies. Sudan police force ; Security organizations
  • Criminal justice system. Incidence of crime ; Prison system.

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