A History of the Sudan: From the Coming of Islam to the Present Day (5th Edition)
This is a new edition of a comprehensive introductory history of the Sudan. Updated to  include coverage of recent events including the disintegration of the country in the brutal civil war and the attempts to establish an Islamist state under a new military regime. It also describes the making of modern Sudan over the last 150 years and offers a clear, readable and succinct introduction to an area that is seldom out of the world's headlines   For those interested in Islamic or African History.