This cutting-edge synthesis of the archaeology of Nubia and Sudan from prehistory to the
nineteenth century AD is the first major work on this area for over three decades. Drawing on …

" Guerrilla Government provides the background for today's political situation at the eve of a
peace agreement for the South. It starts with a brief account of the historical roots of the …

This review explores recent research within the territory of the modern Sudan and Nubia.
One special interest of this region's history and archaeology lies in its role as a zone of …

" One Foot in Heaven" conflates two main perspectives on women propagated by the
Islamist government of Sudan since its inception in 1989: as mothers and wives within the …

Since 2003, the ongoing violence and subsequent humanitarian crisis in Darfur has
attracted significant international media attention. Here, Noah R. Bassil offers a re …

" Nowhere has a range of case studies of Sudan been brought together in a single volume.
Given the concern with the growing number and complexity of conflicts in Sudan and South …

In 1999, Sudan's Arabic periodical press observes its hundredth anniversary. A century
before, and one year after the collapse of the Mahdist state (1881–98), the Britishdominated …

This essay appraises “Sudan Studies” following the 2011 secession of South Sudan. It asks
two questions. First, what has Sudan Studies been as a colonial and postcolonial field of …

This article deals with the conflict between communal practices typical of pastoral Sudanese
groups, especially in accessing and managing natural resources, and market logic, which …

This contribution examines the truck stop on the desert track known as the Forty Days Road
that connects the Sudanese capital with Darfur and the regions beyond. The truck stop is …