Sudan after Nimeiri [electronic resource] / edited by Peter Woodward.

At the end of 1984, Sudan shot into the headlines as a result of famines, floods, locusts, political instability and civil war. In describing the collapse of Sudan's state and economy, Sudan After Nimeiri emphasises the extent of the country's current predicament and explains the difficult...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Woodward, Peter, 1944-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1991.
Series:Routledge/SOAS contemporary politics and culture in the Middle East series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Rainfall trends and rural changes in Sudan since Nimeiri: some thoughts on the relationship between environmental changes and political control; 2 The economy of Sudan and recent strains; 3 The background to the change of government in 1985; 4 The Sudan, 1985-9: the fading democracy; 5 The 1986 elections: tradition, ideology and ethnicity; 6 Regionalisation in the Sudan: characteristics, problems and prospects; 7 North-south issues; 8 The Islamisation of law as a political stake in Sudan.
  • 9 Response to Nimeiri's policies: some observations on social and political changes in northern Sudan10 The dynamics of policy towards the refugee problem; 11 The machine in the desert: lessons from the design and implementation of a computer system for the Sudanese Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning; 12 External relations after Nimeiri; Index.