The Nineteenth-Century Wars Between the Manasir People of Northern Sudan and the British Colonialist Invaders [electronic resource] : A Study Based on Historical Artifacts, Geographical Sites, Oral Traditions, and Documentary Remnants

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salih, Abdelrahim M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Army--Colonial forces--Sudan.

Manasir (Arab people).

Sudan--History--1881-1899.

Sudan.

Great Britain.

Local Subjects:

Great Britain. Army--Colonial forces--Sudan.

Manasir (Arab people).

Sudan--History--1881-1899.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (428 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An engaging historical examination of the Manasir people of the Sudan and their battles with the British in the late nineteenth century. This study surveys the historical evidence, both written and oral.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Photographs; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One: The Kingdom of Doulga, The Founding Years; Chapter Two: Quelling the Impotent Fury with the Death of Sheik Nia'man Wad Gamr (1884); Chapter Three: A Curse and a Murder: The Heads of the Black Pashas and the Death of Colonel Stewart in 1884; Chapter Four: The Last Shot of a Broken Rifle; Pictures 1-30; Chapter Five: Falling Through the Cracks of History: The Death Nawai: Honor Killing or Guilt

Chapter Six: But We Are Not Ostriches, We Are Mansir: Re-Grouping, foraging, and Assimilation in Identity Building Chapter Seven: Rural Islamic Banks, Small Farmers, Bureaucrats and Brokers; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-7734-2138-6

OCLC:

793511063