Islam, sectarianism, and politics in Sudan since the Mahdiyya
By: Gabriel Warburg
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Madison, Wis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
Subjects: Islam and politics -- Sudan; Sudan -- History -- 19th century; Sudan -- History -- 20th century
Description: "Why another book on Islam and politics in Sudan? The unique history of Sudan's Islamic politics suggests the answer. In Warburg's view, the determination to enforce an Islamic state and an Islamic constitution on a multi-religious and multi-ethnic society has led to prolonged civil war, endless military coups and political, social and economic bankruptcy."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index