A Civil Society Deferred [electronic resource] : The Tertiary Grip of Violence in the Sudan /
Gallab, Abdullahi A.
Gainesville : University Press of Florida,
c2011.
A Civil Society Deferred chronicles the socio-political history and development of violence in the Sudan and explores how it has crippled the state, retarded the development of a national identity, and ravaged the social and material life of its citizens. It offers the first detailed case studies of the development of both a colonial and postcolonial Sudanese state and grounds the violence that grips the country within the conflict between imperial rule and a resisting civil society.
Description based upon print version of record.
A Civil Society Deferred chronicles the socio-political history and development of violence in the Sudan and explores how it has crippled the state, retarded the development of a national identity, and ravaged the social and material life of its citizens. It offers the first detailed case studies of the development of both a colonial and postcolonial Sudanese state and grounds the violence that grips the country within the conflict between imperial rule and a resisting civil society.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The sociopolitical construction of a country -- Constructing new identities -- The malignant tumor of the colonial state : the antibodies -- A tale of three cities : Khartoum -- A tale of three cities : Omdurman -- A tale of three cities : Cairo -- The creation of the center -- The creation of the margin.
Description based on print version record.
Violence