Sudan : a country study / Federal Research Division, Library of Congress ; edited by Helen Chapin Metz.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Metz, Helen Chapin, 1928-2011.

Library of Congress. Federal Research Division.

Series:

Area handbook series 1057-5294

DA pam ; 550-27.

Area handbook series, 1057-5294

DA pam ; 550-27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sudan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxiii, 336 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1992.

System Details:

Mode of Access: World Wide Web.

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212

text file

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.

Notes:

"Research completed June 1991."

Supersedes: Sudan: a country study / edited by Harold D. Nelson. 1982.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-304) and index.

Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Sudan.

OCLC:

622762656

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