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A history of the Sudan; from the coming of Islam to the present day, 6th ed.

The sixth edition of this history of the Sudan covers the momentous events since its last publication in 2000, including Darfur crisis, the Sudan's role in the international war on terrorism and the recent secession of the southern part of the region into the new nation of South Sudan. The bulk of the text focuses on the earlier periods of Sudanese history including the nineteenth century Turco-Egyptian period and the Anglo-Egyptian era, the development of Sudanese nationalism in the first half of the twentieth century and the independence era. The work includes several maps and a selected bibliography of further readings on the subject. Holt was a professor of history at the University of London and Daly is an independent scholar and the author of several books about the region. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Northern Ireland since 1969.

Part of series that aims to provide students with a balanced understanding of multifaceted and often controversial subjects, this volume examines the history of Northern Ireland in the tumultuous era since 1969. Besides providing concise narratives covering key periods such as the civil rights era, the first power sharing experiments of the early 1970s, the Anglo-Irish Agreement and the Good Friday Agreement, the work includes a detailed chronology of events, outline biographies of key people on all sides of the conflict and large list of important sources for further reading. The volume includes illustrations, maps and tables as well as glossary notes throughout. Dixon is a professor politics at the Kingston University and O'Kane is a professor of politics and war studies at the University of Wolverhampton. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)