The Sudan: Unity and Diversity in a Multicultural State
- ISBN-10
- 1315451352
- ISBN-13
- 9781315451350
- Series
- The Sudan
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 194
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-10-04
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- John Obert Voll, Sarah Potts Voll
Description
Little known in the United States and Western Europe, the Sudan is nevertheless a country of major importance in international affairs. This analytic introduction to the modern Sudan, first published in 1985, provides a summary of the basic dynamics of the country’s political, social, cultural, and economic life, as well as a general framework for interpreting the modern Sudanese experience. The authors present a clear picture of the Sudan as a distinctive entity with an identity all its own, revealing, however, that almost paradoxically one of the most significant aspects of that identity is the place of the Sudan as a special link between different cultural patterns and socio-political styles. The Sudan is both a bridge and a melting pot, and this provides the foundation of its unique character.
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Other editions
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- 1994
- 207 pages
- Paperback
- Garnet Publishing
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- 1990
- 178 pages
- Paperback
- Red Sea Press
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- 1985-06-19
- 178 pages
- Paperback
- Avalon Publishing
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