Darfur - Colonial Violence, Sultanic Legacies and Local Politics, 1916-1956

The first in-depth account of Darfur's history during the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium (from 1916).

List of contents

Introduction
State Authority and Local Politics before 1916: The Darfur Sultans, Turco-Egyptian Rule and the Mahdiyya
Colonial Conquest and the Politics of Alliance in Darfur, 1916-1921
'Healthy Oppression'? Native Administration and State Violence in Western Darfur, 1917- 1945
Native Courts and Chieftaincy Disputes in Pastoralist Darfur, 1917-1937
Defining Territories, Policing Movement and the Limits of Legibility in Pastoralist Darfur, 1917-1950
Late Colonialism in Darfur: Local Government, Development and National Politics, 1937-1956
Conclusion: State Formation, Violence and Conflict in Historical Perspective

About the author

Chris Vaughan

Summary

The first in-depth account of Darfur's history during the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium (from 1916).

Product details

• Authors: Chris Vaughan, Christopher Vaughan
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2015
• EAN: 9781847011114
• ISBN: 978-1-84701-111-4
• No. of pages: 246
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 526 g
• Series: Eastern Africa Series; Eastern Africa; Eastern Africa Series; Eastern Africa
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Afrikanische Geschichte, Politik und Staat, Nationale Befreiung und Unabhängigkeit, Postkolonialismus, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Africa / General, History - General History, HISTORY / Africa / East