Imperial Sudan
The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium 1934–1956

This book completes a study of the formative colonial period during which Britain and Egypt ruled the country.

M. W. Daly (Author)

9780521531160, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 11 December 2003

488 pages, 13 b/w illus. 1 map
22.6 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.725 kg

Imperial Sudan completes a study of the formative colonial period during which Britain and Egypt ruled the country. The previous volume, the acclaimed Empire on the Nile: The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, 1898–1934, appeared in 1986. The current book takes the narrative to independence in 1956 and thus, with Empire, constitutes the first comprehensive survey of the political and economic history of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Dr Daly examines the structure of the colonial regime, its role in Anglo-Egyptian relations, and the development of Sudanese nationalist politics during the inter-war years. He surveys economic and social developments, including government finance and development policy, transport and communications, agricultural production, and social services. He reveals the Sudan's important role in the Second World War, when the Sudan Defence Force held back Italian invasion. The complicated path to self-government and self-determination, which culminated in independence in 1956, is explained in great detail. The book ends with the transfer of power, and the author reflects on the legacy of the Condominium.

List of illustrations
Preface
Glossary
1. Introduction
2. The governor-generalship of Sir Stewart Symes, 1934-1940: political and diplomatic developments
3. The Sudan in Anglo-Egyptian relations, 1934-1940
4. The development of Sudanese nationalist politics, 1934-1940
5. Economic and social developments, 1934-1939
6. The Sudan during the Second World War
7. Economic and social developments, 1939-1945
8. The Sudanese and the co-domini, 1946-1947
9. The path to self-government, 1948-1953
10. Economic and social developments, 1946-1955
11. Self-government and independence
12. Conclusion: the legacy of the Condominium
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: General & world history [HBG]