Empire on the Nile
Subtitle: The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, 1898-1934
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 29, 2004
Place of publication: Cambridge, England
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9780521894371
Subjects: African history: c 1500 to c 1900; African history: from c 1900 -; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; History: World; History; History - General History; Sudan; Africa - General; History / Africa; History / Modern / 20th Century
First sentence: At ten o'clock on the morning of Sunday, 4 September 1898, in the ruins of the governor-general's palace at Khartoum, a ceremony was held, Sir Herbert Kitchener, conqueror of the Sudan, presiding.
Description: This is the first comprehensive survey of the political and economic history of the Sudan from the establishment of the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium in 1898 until 1934. Based mainly on unpublished sources in the Sudan, Britain, and elsewhere, the book provides much information on important aspects of government and administration, Sudanese-British relations, early modern politics, and economic and social developments. It also analyses issues in Condominium history (such as indirect rule, the rise of neo-Mahdism, the crisis of 1924) in the light of previously unused archival material, offering insights and interpretations. Illustrated with contemporary photographs and including an extensive bibliography of unpublished sources, Empire on the Nile is essential background for an understanding of the social and economic issues confronting the Sudan today, and serves also as a case study in British imperial rule in Africa and the Middle East