A social, economic, geographical, cultural, and historic introduction to Egypt and the Sudan stressing the modern problems of these two countries of the Nile.
Presents a first-person account of the terror, suffering, and tragedy of the Sudanese Civil War and how the author, John Bul Dau, eventually made his way out of the country to America.
The former United States ambassador provides a comprehensive discussion on Sudan from 1998 to the present focusing on Sudan's interactions with the United States, its continuing civil war, and the country's connections with global terror networks including such well-known terrorists as Osama bin Laden and Carlos the Jackal.
Offers an overview of the history of Sudan and the origins of the conflict that has divided the region and the impact that conflict has had on the country's people; discusses the issues of citizenship, security, and oil field management that rose from South Sudan's 2011 change to an independent nation; and discusses the human rights crisis in Darfur.
Examines the root causes of over twenty years of civil war in the Sudan, the confrontation between culture defined by blood-lines, the economic and political patterns that have affected the development of democracy, and analyzes the factors that have not permitted this war to end.
