Prelude to the Mahdiyya
Subtitle: peasants and traders in the Shendi region, 1821-1885
By: Anders Bjørkelo.
Series: African studies series ;; 62
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Sudan -- Shandi Region -- History -- 19th century.; Jaʻaliyyīn (Arab tribe); Shandi Region (Sudan) -- Economic conditions.; Shandi Region (Sudan) -- Commerce -- History -- 19th century.; Sudan -- History -- 1821-1881.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 169-184.
Revision of thesis (doctoral--University of Bergen, 1983) presented under the title: From king to Kâshif : Shendi in the nineteenth century.
Includes index.